COMMON MISUSED FORMS
Mistakes are often made by using the wrong preposition. I bought a book called commom mistakes in English and chose some common mistakes that I and others sometimes make related to prepositions.
1. afraid of, not from
don’t say: the girl is afraid from the dog.
Say: the girl is afraid of the dog
2. arrive at, not to
don’t say: we arrived to the village at night.
Say: we arrived at the village at night.
3. ashamed of, not from
don’t say: He is now ashamed from his conduct.
Say: : He is now ashamed of his conduct.
4. consist of, not from.
Don’t say: a year consist from 12 months.
Say: a year consist of 12 months.
5. covered with, not by
Don’t say: the mountains are covered by snow.
Say: the mountains are covered with snow
6. cure of, not from
Don’t say: the man was cured from his illness.
Say: the man was cured of his illness.
7. Confidence in, not on, and not to
Don’t say: I have great confidence on/to him.
Say: I have great confidence in him.
7. Get rid of, not from
Don’t say: I shall be glad to get rid from him.
Say: I shall be glad to get rid of him.
8. good at, not in
don’t say : my brother is good in mathematics.
Say: my brother is good mathematics.
Also we say: bad at, clever at, weak at, quick at, slow at, ..etc
9. look at, not to
Don’t say: look to this beautiful picture.
Say: look at this beautiful picture.
10. jealous of, not from
don’t say: he is very jealous from his brother.
Say: he is very jealous of his brother.
11. take by, not from
don’t say: he took his brother from the hand.
Say: he took his brother by the hand.
12. write in ink, not with ink
don’t say: I have written the letter with ink.
Say: I have written the letter in ink.
Mistakes are often made by using the wrong preposition. I bought a book called commom mistakes in English and chose some common mistakes that I and others sometimes make related to prepositions.
1. afraid of, not from
don’t say: the girl is afraid from the dog.
Say: the girl is afraid of the dog
2. arrive at, not to
don’t say: we arrived to the village at night.
Say: we arrived at the village at night.
3. ashamed of, not from
don’t say: He is now ashamed from his conduct.
Say: : He is now ashamed of his conduct.
4. consist of, not from.
Don’t say: a year consist from 12 months.
Say: a year consist of 12 months.
5. covered with, not by
Don’t say: the mountains are covered by snow.
Say: the mountains are covered with snow
6. cure of, not from
Don’t say: the man was cured from his illness.
Say: the man was cured of his illness.
7. Confidence in, not on, and not to
Don’t say: I have great confidence on/to him.
Say: I have great confidence in him.
7. Get rid of, not from
Don’t say: I shall be glad to get rid from him.
Say: I shall be glad to get rid of him.
8. good at, not in
don’t say : my brother is good in mathematics.
Say: my brother is good mathematics.
Also we say: bad at, clever at, weak at, quick at, slow at, ..etc
9. look at, not to
Don’t say: look to this beautiful picture.
Say: look at this beautiful picture.
10. jealous of, not from
don’t say: he is very jealous from his brother.
Say: he is very jealous of his brother.
11. take by, not from
don’t say: he took his brother from the hand.
Say: he took his brother by the hand.
12. write in ink, not with ink
don’t say: I have written the letter with ink.
Say: I have written the letter in ink.