Prepositions Entry 88 / 1011 60-second read

By vs. With (agent)

Both show who/what does something, but in different ways.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

This painting was done with Picasso.

✓ Correct

This painting was done by Picasso.

The ruleii

By = WHO did it.

'By' shows who did it, 'with' shows what tool they used.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

By = WHO did it. With = WHAT tool they used.

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