DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACOORDING TO OR BY
;According to' means:
- 'in agreement with': The students answered the questions according to the instructions.
- 'as reported by': According to historians, the building was constructed in the eighteenth century.
'Agent of an action' is introduced using 'by'.
For example: The bill was passed by the parliament.
'By' means 'close to'.
For example: His house is by the temple.
It means 'through the agency of'.
For example: The huts were destroyed by fire.
It means 'at some time before'.
For example: I finished the work by 10 AM.
- 'in agreement with': The students answered the questions according to the instructions.
- 'as reported by': According to historians, the building was constructed in the eighteenth century.
'Agent of an action' is introduced using 'by'.
For example: The bill was passed by the parliament.
'By' means 'close to'.
For example: His house is by the temple.
It means 'through the agency of'.
For example: The huts were destroyed by fire.
It means 'at some time before'.
For example: I finished the work by 10 AM.