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The report was written by the manager.

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Sentence

Narrator

The report was written by the manager.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Reports should be written by the manager.

Describing Habits

The manager writes all the important reports.

Asking About Others

Who wrote this report?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If the manager hadn't written the report, it would be incomplete.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The manager authored the report.

Casual

The manager did the report.

Simpler English

The boss wrote the report.

Phrases to learn

written by

Created or composed by a specific person.