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Have no fear! Your understanding was correct. By = In = designating the agent. During = во время.


Sorry, I shouldn't have made it more complicated. I only meant that "during" is the only other...

I think you are asking: are there any other prepositions that can be used to mean "by" in this situation? Right?

The simple answer: no.

The more complicated answer: I can think of one...

Makes sense now!

I completely understand your confusion. It is strange now that I think about it. You can only substitute "in" for "by" in certain situations like this one (particularly events: Ten were killed in the...

Correct!

Yup! Personally I would say "by," but the meaning of the sentence is the same.

Hm, I might not entirely understand your question, but in my mind there is no connection between "millions" and "in." (Remember, "in" = "by" here.) The "in" ("by") is attached to the explanation of...

And how! Thank you, Lynn.

And is "in what" used only in passive constructions or it's possible to use it in active too?
For example, In letter I often use in what everybody calls...

Does 'more research is needed on this' mean 'it's necessary to research this (=the problem above)' or anything else?[/quote]

Yes. It means it's necessary to research this (more).


affected =...

Perfect. :good:

"I saw that he wrote..." and "I saw that he had written..." are very similar in meaning. If I'm not mistaken:

"I saw that he wrote" = Simple Past
"I saw that he had written"...

These two mean the same thing.



The first is grammatically correct. The second is not. You could say "I would like you to be happy." Then the two sentences mean the same thing. (Я хочу... Я...

This is a great idea. I think that's what I'll be doing (imagining it in the past tense before writing in the present) from now on, until I finally internalize it. You folks are all so helpful, I...

Perfect. Thinking about it this way helps a lot. So what I wrote originally was "Your signature is incorrectly." (Almost sounds metaphysical.) Whoops.

Thanks!

This does help. I think I need to be more sparing with my use of adverbs in general. Thank you! :)

No, in that phrase it should be неправильна.
Also ваша without capitalisation was correct.[/quote]

Not to hijack the thread too much, but I'm still interested in understanding this. The original...

What 'good locking out' means in this context?[/quote]

Okay, yes, you're right, that's what it means here: thanks for looking out for me (worrying about me). But it's a very slangy way of saying...

This needs more context. "Looking out for someone" means worrying about them, or making sure they are okay. "Good looking out" does not mean anything on its own.

If I wanted to thank someone for...

Whoops! I feel especially silly because I debated whether I should end неправильна with а or о (and obviously chose wrong). :fool" Thanks for your help!

Yes, has to means must. The sentence means: the work must be finished immediately. (Has been means: the work is already finished.)

You can use other verbs (infinitives) with "has to" also:
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