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Complete the sentences with appropriate preposition with 'by'.
All Prepositions Quizzes
1. Phil, you’ve got to win this competition _________________.
by the back door
by hook or by crook
2. Your swimming won't improve straight away, but it will only get better ___________.
by degrees
by chance
3. This is my favourite sweater because my mother made it _________.
by hand
by request
4. People are queuing _____________ to watch my performance.
by own
by the dozen
5. I was so sleepy that I threw away my bowl ____________.
by no means
by accident
6. Lenza is optimistic __________. She always sees the bright side of things.
by nature
by oneself
7. The gossip about the famous actress spread ________________.
by one's own hand
by word of mouth
8. Orrick knew powerful people, so he got into the diplomatic service _________________.
by the skin of one's teeth
by the back door
9. The facilitator insisted they had done everything ____________.
by nature
by the book
10. My father can still recite poetry _________ that he learnt in school.
by heart
by now
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Prepositional Phrases with 'by'
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