by the courtesy of

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi,

Could you please tell me whether I can use the phrase “by the courtesy of a cultural center” in the beginning of a sentence rather than at the end. I would like to highlight the importance of the giver, not the one who were given something.

I know that it’s better not to start the sentence with a proposition. Still, I found a lot of examples where sentences start with propositions. I got confused.

Thanks!

2

The sentence:

By the courtesy of a cultural center, we were given the contact information of their musicians.

3

That really doesn’t work well at the beginning, regardless of what you want to emphasise.

I would use:
The cultural center were courteous enough to give us their musician’s contact information.

4

OK, I see. Thank you, Beeesneees!

5

I assume ‘musicians’ should be plural in this -

6

No doubt that’s made your day. It’s the only real mistake you’ve found so far among your morning’s nitpicking.

7

If this -

is what you really believe, I feel sorry for you.