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She had her novel edited by a professional before submission.

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Sentence

Narrator

She had her novel edited by a professional before submission.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

You should have your novel edited by a professional before submission.

Describing Habits

Before submitting any work, she always has it professionally edited.

Asking About Others

Did you have your manuscript reviewed by an editor before submitting it?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If she hadn't had her novel edited, it might not have been accepted.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Prior to submission, she engaged a professional editor to review her novel.

Casual

She got a pro to edit her novel before sending it in.

Simpler English

She had someone fix her novel before she sent it.

Phrases to learn

have something edited

To get a piece of writing or other work reviewed and corrected by someone else.

before submission

Prior to the act of presenting or handing in something.