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by/until/till Hello :) I learned new expressions and I made 5 sentences each with the expressions. Could you correct them? By the way, is 'till' more informal than 'until'? Thank you for your time :) 1. until - Study until you die. - Can you hold the rope until I go down? - I kept practicing until I enter the interview room. - She always turns off her cellphone until she finishes her study. - Maggie stayed there until her friend came. 2. by - I have to submit the resume by tomorrow. - We are expecting that the package will arrive by Wednesday. - She will finish it by this afternoon. - You can get a membership card by this week. - If you want to get a refund, please bring the product with the receipt by the end of this week. 3. from ~ to ... - He lived from hand to mouth but he loved his job. - She did volunteer work from January to August. - I have to work there from September to next February. - At that night, he had to walk from downtown to his home. - They scanned me from head to toes. 4. till - The store is open till 7 pm. - You know I lived in America till I was 11. - Could you please wait till Jane come? - I want to keep reading this book till this bus stops. - Emily told me she could be there till midnight.

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by/until/till

Hello :)
I learned new expressions and I made 5 sentences each with the expressions.
Could you correct them?
By the way, is 'till' more informal than 'until'?

Thank you for your time :)

1. until
- Study until you die.
- Can you hold the rope until I go down?
- I kept practicing until I entered the interview room.
- She always turns off her cellphone until she finishes her studies.
- Maggie stayed there until her friend came.

2. by
- I have to submit the resume by tomorrow.
- We are expecting that the package will arrive by Wednesday.

* we are expecting the package to arrive by Wednesday (that sounds a little better in my opinion)


- She will finish it by this afternoon.
- You can get a membership card by this week.
- If you want to get a refund, please bring the product with the receipt by the end of this week.

3. from ~ to ...
- He lived from hand to mouth but he loved his job.
- She did volunteer work from January to August.
- I have to work there from September to next February.
- On that night, he had to walk from downtown to his home.
- They scanned me from head to toe.

4. till
- The store is open till 7 pm.
- You know I lived in America till I was 11.
- Could you please wait till Jane comes?
- I want to keep reading this book till this bus stops.
- Emily told me she could be there till midnight.

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Please let me know if there's unnatural expression. :)

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