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I have a question about using the prepositions indicating starting and ending dates.
Which of the following is grammatically correct and why?
- I will be away from March 1st to 5th.
- I will be away on March 1st to 5th.
prepositions dates
edited Mar 27 at 10:04
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I have a question about using the prepositions indicating starting and ending dates.
Which of the following is grammatically correct and why?
- I will be away from March 1st to 5th.
- I will be away on March 1st to 5th.
prepositions dates
edited Mar 27 at 10:04
Matt E. Эллен♦
25.6k1489153
asked Mar 27 at 4:17
Narongrit JanduangNarongrit Janduang
1
add a comment |
I have a question about using the prepositions indicating starting and ending dates.
Which of the following is grammatically correct and why?
- I will be away from March 1st to 5th.
- I will be away on March 1st to 5th.
prepositions dates
edited Mar 27 at 10:04
Matt E. Эллен♦
25.6k1489153
asked Mar 27 at 4:17
Narongrit JanduangNarongrit Janduang
1
I have a question about using the prepositions indicating starting and ending dates.
Which of the following is grammatically correct and why?
- I will be away from March 1st to 5th.
- I will be away on March 1st to 5th.
prepositions dates
prepositions dates
edited Mar 27 at 10:04
Matt E. Эллен♦
25.6k1489153
asked Mar 27 at 4:17
Narongrit JanduangNarongrit Janduang
1
edited Mar 27 at 10:04
Matt E. Эллен♦
25.6k1489153
asked Mar 27 at 4:17
Narongrit JanduangNarongrit Janduang
1
edited Mar 27 at 10:04
Matt E. Эллен♦
25.6k1489153
edited Mar 27 at 10:04
Matt E. Эллен♦
25.6k1489153
edited Mar 27 at 10:04
Matt E. Эллен♦
25.6k1489153
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asked Mar 27 at 4:17
Narongrit JanduangNarongrit Janduang
1
asked Mar 27 at 4:17
Narongrit JanduangNarongrit Janduang
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asked Mar 27 at 4:17
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"I will be away from March 1st to 5th." will be correct as you are using a time period that starts from March 1st and ends on another day.
For the second sentence to be correct, it should have been more like, "I will be away on March 1st", implying that you are away only on one day.
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"I will be away from March 1st to 5th." will be correct as you are using a time period that starts from March 1st and ends on another day.
For the second sentence to be correct, it should have been more like, "I will be away on March 1st", implying that you are away only on one day.
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"I will be away from March 1st to 5th." will be correct as you are using a time period that starts from March 1st and ends on another day.
For the second sentence to be correct, it should have been more like, "I will be away on March 1st", implying that you are away only on one day.
answered Mar 27 at 5:25
Bella SwanBella Swan
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"I will be away from March 1st to 5th." will be correct as you are using a time period that starts from March 1st and ends on another day.
For the second sentence to be correct, it should have been more like, "I will be away on March 1st", implying that you are away only on one day.
answered Mar 27 at 5:25
Bella SwanBella Swan
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"I will be away from March 1st to 5th." will be correct as you are using a time period that starts from March 1st and ends on another day.
For the second sentence to be correct, it should have been more like, "I will be away on March 1st", implying that you are away only on one day.
answered Mar 27 at 5:25
Bella SwanBella Swan
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