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Painting Scenery Reminded Renoir Picture Introduce Person Wrote/Painted/Composed

Idx 1959
Keyword of
Sub Entry Number 7
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The scenery reminded her of a painting of Renoir.
Correct Sentence The scenery reminded her of a painting by Renoir.
Cloze Error Sentence The scenery reminded her of a painting [[of]] Renoir.
Cloze Sentence The scenery reminded her of a painting [[by]] Renoir.
Cloze Answer by
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Explanation

To introduce the person who wrote/painted/composed something, use by: 'I'm reading a novel by Thomas Hardy.'

Compare: 'a painting of Renoir' (= a picture that someone painted of Renoir) 'a painting by Renoir' (= a picture that Renoir painted)

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