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Question 83

Select all sentences that correctly mark the stated agent with by or the stated instrument with with.

  1. The foreword was revised by the volume's editor, who did the work.Bonne réponse
  2. The loose paint was removed by a steel scraper used as a tool.
  3. The wax was lifted with a narrow scraper used as the instrument.Bonne réponse
  4. The field recording was made with a visiting sound engineer acting alone.

Explication

The editor is correctly introduced by by as the person acting, and the scraper is introduced by with as the tool used. The erroneous sentences reverse those semantic roles.

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