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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