Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Common error

Incorrect: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
Correct: I recommend that you take a long vacation.

Incorrect: Come to here.
Correct: Come here.

Incorrect: The sun rises from the East.
Correct: The sun rises in the East.

Incorrect: The thief got in from the window.
Correct: The thief got in through the window.

Incorrect: Let's begin from page 10.
Correct: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.

Incorrect: Are you home tomorrow.
Correct: Are you at home tomorrow.

Incorrect: There is a limit in my patience.
Correct: There is a limit to my patience.

Incorrect: Is your house insured for fire ?
Correct: Is your house insured against fire ? 

Incorrect: Keep the right.
Correct: Keep to the right.

Incorrect: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
Correct: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.

Incorrect: This is the key of my room.
Correct: This is the key to my room.

Incorrect: It's a novel of three volumes.
Correct: It's a novel in three volumes.

Incorrect: He is a student of Harvard University.
Correct: He is a student at Harvard University. 

Incorrect: He had a child of his former wife.
Correct: He had a child by his former wife.

Incorrect: I saw it on the newspapers.
 Correct: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.

Incorrect: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
Correct: Shall we sit on that sofa ?

Incorrect: I bought this book with 50 dollars.
Correct: I bought this book for 50 dollars.

Incorrect: My father is busy in his business.
Correct: My father is busy with his business.

Incorrect: You shouldn't worry of getting married.
Correct: You shouldn't worry about getting married.

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