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Edward Yang Posted 12 years ago
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no quicker method …than by
Hi everyone,
I read it in <New Concept English 4>
"There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for, and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits, etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them."
I don't understand the construction of the part underlined.Why not"There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than giving them what they are asking for"?No by.
Thank you.
Source: <Patients and doctors> Kenneth Walker
I read it in <New Concept English 4>
"There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for, and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits, etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them."
I don't understand the construction of the part underlined.Why not"There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than giving them what they are asking for"?No by.
Thank you.
Source: <Patients and doctors> Kenneth Walker
Top answer
No by. You dispose of them by giving them what they are asking for. "by" goes with "disposing".
- No by.
- You dispose of them by giving them what they are asking for.
- "by" goes with "disposing".
- CJ
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Edward YangWhy not"There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than giving them what they are asking for"?No by.You dispose of them by giving them what they are asking for. "by" goes with "disposing".
CJ
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Thank you,CJ.
Is the "by" strictly necessary?
Is the sentence equal to "There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than (the method of disposing of patients) by giving them what they are asking for is quick"
Is the "by" strictly necessary?
Is the sentence equal to "There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than (the method of disposing of patients) by giving them what they are asking for is quick"
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Edward YangIs the sentence equal to "There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than (the method of disposing of patients) by giving them what they are asking for (is quick)"Yes.
Edward YangIs the "by" strictly necessary?Let's see. Without "b
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