Buddy42
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- Jul 16, 2014
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- German
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- Germany
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- Germany
Dear teachers,
I'm not sure what construction to use when talking about deadlines for certain tasks.
A) Please send in / upload your homework by Friday 10 o'clock.
B) Your homework must be uploaded / sent in by Friday, 10 o'clock.
The passive form B sounds more natural to me here because to me it implies that the activity should be over by Friday...
Is A correct, too? Or do I have to replace "by" by "until" then? Meaning that the exact point in time is not important here, that is whenever it suits you but not later than Friday?
I'm not sure what construction to use when talking about deadlines for certain tasks.
A) Please send in / upload your homework by Friday 10 o'clock.
B) Your homework must be uploaded / sent in by Friday, 10 o'clock.
The passive form B sounds more natural to me here because to me it implies that the activity should be over by Friday...
Is A correct, too? Or do I have to replace "by" by "until" then? Meaning that the exact point in time is not important here, that is whenever it suits you but not later than Friday?