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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Of and by
What is the difference between using of and by? The book is written by....
Susan is the sister of Sally....?
Daaaanke
Susan is the sister of Sally....?
Daaaanke
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I don't quite understand your questions. The book is written by -- tells you the author. The book was written using -- tells you how the author wrote it, but it's hard to guess what might go there.
- I don't quite understand your questions.
- The book is written by -- tells you the author.
- The book was written using -- tells you how the author wrote it, but it's hard to guess what might go there.
- Using a laptop that I used while stopped at traffic lights?
- What is your question about "the sister of Sally"?
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I don't quite understand your questions.
The book is written by -- tells you the author.
The book was written using -- tells you how the author wrote it, but it's hard to guess what might go there. Using a laptop that I used while stopped at traffic lights?
What is your question about "the sister of Sally"?
The book is written by -- tells you the author.
The book was written using -- tells you how the author wrote it, but it's hard to guess what might go there. Using a laptop that I used while stopped at traffic lights?
What is your question about "the sister of Sally"?
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between using of and by? The book is written by..In the two cases that you cite, by introduces the person who performed the action, and of introduces the person in the stated family relationship.
Susan is the sister of Sally..?
Daanke
... written by Dickens. [Dickens wrote ....]
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