I sent you an email vs the email sent

The two phrases are not directly comparable as they convey different meanings. 'I sent you an email' is correct when you want to say that you personally sent an email to someone. 'The email sent' is not a complete sentence and lacks clarity in terms of who or what sent the email.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 1511 views

I sent you an email

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to inform someone that you have sent an email to them.

Examples:

I sent you an email yesterday.
Did you receive the email I sent you?
She sent me an email with the details.
He always sends emails to his clients.
Who sent you that email?

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I sent you an email, Dr. Rosen.
You should know I sent you an email.
I sent you an email late Saturday night with a subject heading, "answer A.S.A.P."
2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A cool email communication tip If I sent you an email that said: "The Big Bear is being replaced by Giant Eagle." you probably would have no idea what I was talking about.
Thanks Jerry! I sent you an email with my email address.
I sent you an email.
I sent you an email.

the email sent

This phrase is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks clarity.

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Apr 23, 2013 ... We can write it like "Please read the email sent by Ms Lee." However, it has to be "sent" because it's in passive form. Am I right? Please leave ...
Once it's done, quickly delete the email sent by mistake and all is well. This of course is highly unlikely in a lot of situations but it worked for me. Reply. ellie.
Oct 3, 2005 ... How can I tell the email sent to gmail has been read by the recipient? Can you help me? thanks. Reply. Leo A. Notenboom. January 11, 2006 at ...
Subject: Subject of the email Sent: 2/27/2007 8:35 AM The following recipient(s) could not be reached: 'test@iplocation.net' on 2/27/2007 8:35 AM 550 5.7.1 .

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I sent you an email vs the email sent