Legal English Innovation SAS

Prepositions in Legal English: "By" vs "For"


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Glossary of Key Terms

  • Preposition: A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence (e.g., by, for, with, in, at).
  • Agent: The person or thing that performs an action. In a sentence, the agent is the performer.
  • Purpose: The reason for which something is done or created. In a sentence, the purpose explains why an action occurred or why something was created.
  • Passive Voice: A sentence construction in which the subject receives the action, rather than performing it, often indicated by using the verb "to be" with a past participle and often using "by."
  • Active Voice: A sentence construction in which the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb.

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Legal English Innovation SASBy Eric Froiland