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Nakool Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Profit from vs by

1)A wise man profits ___ the mistakes of others

a)through
b)from
c)with
d)by

ans:-b

Can anyone please tell me the difference between 'profits from' and 'profits by'?
Thank you
  

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By is not correct. Only from is.

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By is not correct. Only from is.
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Hey Aspara,

So we don't use 'profits by' anywhere?Am i right?
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NakoolAm I right?
No, you can make a profit by doing something, such as selling books.
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Hey Aspara,

Just want to make sure. We can make profit by doing something or we can profit by doing something?

We can profit by investing in mutual funds.
We can make profit by investing in mutual funds.
We can profit from the other investments.

Are all the sentence written above correct?

please advise.
Thanks
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We can profit by investing in mutual funds.
We can make a profit by investing in mutual funds.
We can profit from the other investments.
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