Prepositions #12:
Using By (#3)
By has many meanings, among them "beside" or "at There are still other meanings / uses for by, however. For example, by is also used with measurements: He's renting a car by the week until his own car We'd like to hire temporary help by the month. Eggs are usually sold by the dozen. Flour and sugar are usually sold by the pound. The costs of mailing a package vary by weight. _____________________________________
Examples: Was that sonata written by Beethoven? The agreement will be signed by the presidents of The highest mark was scored by Leonardo. The operation is going to be performed by a team "Dave's ESL Cafe" is visited by thousands of _____________________________________
That car almost hit us! It missed us by only Mehdi is heavier than his twin brother by at least Johnson won the election by more than 20,000 votes. The game was close. The Comets won by just |