Review usually takes a direct object. By and from are used in different ways around review, especially in passive structures and noun phrases.
Review normally takes a direct object: review a document. Review by is common in passive forms or noun phrases to show the reviewer. Review from is usually used with the noun review to show the source of an opinion.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Review commonly takes a direct object with no preposition.
In passive sentences, by introduces who performed the review.
From commonly appears with the noun review to identify who gave it.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Review normally takes a direct object in active sentences.
✕ She reviewed from the report. ✓ She reviewed the report.Review from is more natural with the noun review.
✕ The manager reviewed from the customer. ✓ The manager reviewed the customer's comments.Use by to name the reviewer in passive structures.
✕ The application was reviewed the panel. ✓ The application was reviewed by the panel.Review often does not need any preposition.
✕ They reviewed about the policy. ✓ They reviewed the policy.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Usually no. Review commonly takes a direct object, such as review the proposal.
Review by is common in passive forms and noun phrases, such as reviewed by experts.
Yes, mainly with the noun review, as in a review from a customer.
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