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The book that’s on the table, which I told you about, was written __ Japanese __ my boss–a Korean dude.
a. of
b. by
c. in
d. about
e. for
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ANSWERS:
c., in and b., by:
The book that’s on the table, which I told you about, was written _in_ Japanese _by_ my boss–a Korean dude.
EXPLANATION:
“In”
We communicate in different languages, styles and ways:
We speak in English.
We talk in soft tones.
We yell in excited voices.
We write in different languages.
We sing Opera in Italian
This movie is in English with Japanese subtitles.
The website was designed in HTML.
“by“
Things are made by people (or by other creatures and robots).
So, ‘by’ is used with acts of intention:
King Lear was written by Shakespeare.
The Right Stuff was written by Tom Wolf.
The Origin of Species was written by a former wanna-be friar, Charles Darwin.
The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison, who tested thousands of metals before settling on tungsten.
The automobile seems to have been first designed by Da Vinci. Ah, Italians!
Starry Night was painted by Vincent Van Gogh, who spoke fluent English, French and Dutch; he was a great man.
The first spacecrafts to go to the moon were built by the Russians and Americans
Kanagawa No Tsunami or The Great Wave off Kanagawa was drawn by Katsushika Hokusai.
