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By

Tells you who did something.

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The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

The account was opened by Mr. Stephen Francis.

This bread was baked by my sister.

Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

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'By' is used to say who did an action, often in the passive voice or a piece of art (painting or writing).

Telling someone the way to do something

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You can cut onions properly by using a sharp knife.

Call me by my first name.

The best way to practice English is by speaking.

I fall asleep by listening to soft music.

The result of the action (cut onions properly, practice English) is achieves 'by' doing something (using a sharp knife, speaking).

Result of action + by + what you do to achieve it

Saying the margin or size of something

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He missed the goal by inches.

The putt was off by a few centimetres.

I was late for work by minutes.

I charge by the hour.

We use 'by' to indicate the size of margin (by inches) or the frequency of time (by the hour).

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