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The main goal of this book is to provide an impressive and invaluable collection of common mistakes to avoid when using English language.
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This book is suitable for students with at least A2 English level and above.
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English Grammar - Daniel B. Smith
Introduction
The main goal of this book is to provide an impressive and invaluable collection of common mistakes to avoid when using English language.
This book (part II, which is also the end of the series) comprises different items and will take you on a beautiful journey towards improving your English. The following subjects have been especially crafted for you, with regard to a multitude of topics, like: Misused Forms, Incorrect Omissions, Unnecessary Words, Misplaced Words, Confused Words.
This book is suitable for students with at least A2 English level and above.
Chapter I
1. Absorbed = very much interested.
Wrong: The girl is absorbed at her work
Right: The girl is absorbed in her work.
Wrong: I was absorbed with the book.
Right: I was absorbed in the book.
2. Accuse = to charge someone with doing something bad.
Wrong: He was accused for murder.
Right: He was accused of murder.
Wrong: Are you accusing me with cheating?
Right: Are you accusing me of cheating?
Note: The verb charge
is followed by the preposition with
. E.g. He was charged with murder.
3. Accustomed = used.
Wrong: They are accustomed with hot weather.
Right: They are accustomed to hot weather.
Wrong: I am not accustomed for getting up so early.
Right: I am not accustomed to getting up so early.
Note: The adjective used
is also followed by to
. E.g. She was used to smoking. But when used to
is used as a modal, it is followed by an infinitive. E.g. I used to smoke.
4. Afraid = full of fear; frightened.
Wrong: Daniel was afraid from/with the dog.
Right: Daniel was afraid of the dog.
Wrong: He is afraid in his job.
Right: He is afraid for his job. (= afraid that he may lose it.)
5. Aim.
Wrong: He aimed on/against the bird.
Right: He aimed at the bird.
Note: The verb shoot
may also be followed by at
to denote direction. E.g. He shot at the man. But shoot
without at
means to kill by shooting
. E.g. He shot the dog. (= He shot it dead.)
6. Angry.
Wrong: My father was angry against me.
Right: My father was angry with me.
Wrong: He was angry with/for the weather.
Right: He was angry at the weather.
Note: We become angry with
a person, but at
a thing. Like angry
, some other adjectives also take with
and at
after them. For example:
She was annoyed with me. She was annoyed at the rain.
I was vexed with her. I was vexed at her rudeness.
He was indignant with he beggar. He was indignant at my delay.
Note: In each case, with
is followed by a person and at
is followed by a thing.
7. Anxious = troubled.
Wrong: She is anxious for her health.
Right: She is anxious about her health.
Wrong: Parents are anxious about their children’s success.
Right: Parents are anxious for their children’s success.
Note: In the second example, anxious
means wishing very much
.
8. Arrive = to reach a place.
Wrong: We arrived to the airport in time.
Right: We arrived at the airport in time.
Wrong: I arrived to/at London on Friday.
Right: I arrived in London on Friday.
Note: Arrive at
is followed by a small place but arrive in
is followed by a country or large city.
9. Ashamed = feeling shame or guilt.
Wrong: Sarah is ashamed for her conduct.
Right: Sarah is ashamed of her conduct.
Note: The adjectives ashamed
and shy
are not interchangeable. Shy
means nervous in the company of others. E.g. The little girl felt shy of me.
10. Believe = to have faith.
Wrong: Muslims believe at/to Allah.
Right: Muslims believe in Allah.
Wrong: I don’t believe at astrology.
Right: I don’t believe in astrology.
Note: The verb believe
without any preposition means to consider someone or something to be true
. E.g. I don’t believe you. I quite believe what you are saying. This is a stative verb and so it is not used in progressive forms. Example:
Wrong: I am not believing you.
Right: I don’t believe you.
11. Benefit.
Wrong: She got a lot of benefit with this change.
Right: She got a lot of benefit from this change.
Wrong: Who is likely to benefit for his death?
Right: Who is likely to benefit from/by his death?
Note: This word can be used both as a noun and a verb.
12. Boast = talk with unreasonable pride.
Wrong: He boasts for his riches.
Right: He boasts of/about his riches.
Wrong: She’s always boasting with her children.
Right: She’s always boasting about her children.
13. Careful.
Wrong: You should be careful for your health.
Right: You should be careful of your health.
Note: Care
can also be used as a noun. E.g. She takes care of his health.
14. Come/Go.
When we talk about how someone gets to a place, we use the preposition by
for most methods of transport.
Wrong: He came here with/through train.
Right: He came here by train.
Wrong: We went there with bus.
Right: We went there by bus.
Note: "By’ is also used to indicate the way. E.g.
Wrong: We came through land/sea/air.
Right: We came by land/sea/air.
When we walk, we use the phrase on foot
. E.g. They go to school on foot.
When something happens while using a particular form of transport, either on
or in
is used. E.g.
Wrong: I met him in the train/bus/boat.
Right: I met him on the train/bus/boat.
Wrong: I sat with her on the car.
Right: I saw with her in the car.
Wrong: We met each other by the plane.
Right: We met each other in/on the plane.
15. Complain = to express feelings of annoyance.
Wrong: They always complain for this kind of bad weather.
Right: They always complain of this kind of bad weather.
Wrong: They complained against us with the police.
Right: They complained about us to the police.
16. Complaint.
Wrong: They lodged a complaint about us to the police.
Right: They lodged a complaint against us with the police.
17. Composed = formed.
Wrong: Water is composed with/from hydrogen and oxygen.
Right: Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
Wrong: The class is composed by 50 students.
Right: The class is composed of 50 students.
18. Confidence = a strong belief.
Wrong: I have every confidence about your ability.
Right: I have every confidence in your ability.
Note: The phrase in confidence
is used to mean as a secret
. E.g. I am telling you this in confidence. The adjective form confident
is followed by of
. E.g.
Wrong: I am confident about success.
Right: I am confident of success.
19. Conform = to obey.
Wrong: You should conform with the rules.
Right: You should conform to the rules.
Note: The verb comply
takes with
after it. E.g. You must comply with your request.
20. Congratulate.
Wrong: We congratulate you in your success.
Right: We congratulate you on your success.
Wrong: I congratulated her about standing first in the exam.
Right: I congratulated her on standing first in the exam.
Note: The preposition for
is sometimes used after congratulate
. E.g. I congratulate you for your thesis.
21. Consist = to be made up.
Wrong: His family consists from six members.
Right: His family consists of six members.
Wrong: The team is consisting of six members.
Right: The team consists of six members.
Note: This verb is used neither in progressive forms nor in the passive voice.
22. Cover.
Wrong: We covered the body by a sheet.
Right: We covered the body with a sheet.
Wrong: The mountains were covered by snow.
Right: The mountains were covered with snow.
Note: The verb can be used both in the active voice and in the passive voice.
23. Cure.
Wrong: This medicine will cure you from your cough.
Right: This medicine will cure you of your cough.
Note: Cure
as a noun is followed by for
.
Wrong: There is no cure of this disease.
Right: There is no cure for this disease.
24. Depend = rely.
Wrong: Everything depends from you.
Right: Everything depends on/upon you.
Wrong: I cannot rely to you.
Right: I cannot rely on/upon you.
Note: The verb rely
also takes the same preposition after it.
25. Deprive = to take away.
Wrong: He was deprived from his paternal property.
Right: He was deprived of his paternal property.
Wrong: This law will deprive us from our basic rights.
Right: This law will deprive us of our basic rights.
Note: This verb can be used both in the active voice and in the passive voice.
26. Die.
If an illness or disease is the cause of one’s death, usually the verb die
is followed by the preposition of
.
Wrong: The man died from cholera.
Right: The man died of cholera.
Note: Causes like hunger
and thirst
are also preceded by the same preposition. E.g. Many people died of hunger during the last famine.
This verb may also be followed by other prepositions. E.g.
Some people died from their wounds.
Daniel may die from overwork.
They died by violence.
Those soldiers died for their country.
The poor man died on the scaffold.
27. Different.
Wrong: My pen is different with yours.
Right: My pen is different from yours.
Note: This adjective is often followed by than
or to
. E.g. The brothers are quite different to each other. His dress was different than mine.
The noun difference
is followed by between
.
Wrong: There is no difference in the two boys.
Right: There is no difference between the two boys.
28. Disappointed = unhappy.
This adjective is followed by several prepositions. E.g. Stuart was deeply disappointed about/at losing the game. My parents will be disappointed with/in me if I fail the final exam.
Wrong: I was disappointed by her work.
Right: I was disappointed at/in her work.
Wrong: We were disappointed in our hopes.
Right: We were disappointed of our hopes.
Note: We are disappointed of a thing when we fail to get it.
29. Divide.
Wrong: Divide the cake in four parts.
Right: Divide the cake into four parts.
Note: A thing may be divided in half
or in two
.
Wrong: Daniel divided the apple into half
Right: Daniel divided the apple in half.
Wrong: The revenue will be equally divided into the four people.
Right: The revenue will be equally divided between/among the four people.
Wrong: 20 divided with 4 is 5.
Right: 20 divided by 4 is 5.
Wrong: A low wall divides our garden with theirs.
Right: A low wall divides our garden from theirs.
Note: When two people are involved, the preposition among
cannot be used.
30. Doubt.
Wrong: I have no doubt for his honesty.
Right: I have no doubt of/about his honesty.
Note: The adjective doubtful
also takes the preposition about
after it. E.g. I am doubtful about her ability to pass the exam.
31. Dressed.
Wrong: The girl was dressed with black.
Right: The girl was dressed in black.
Note: Instead of saying She was in black dress
we can also say She was in black.
. Dress
can also be used as a verb. E.g. She always dresses in black.
32. Exception.
Wrong: This is an exception of the rule.
Right: This is an exception to the rule.
Note: There is a phrase namely with the exception of
to mean except
.
Wrong: I enjoy every subject with the exception to Chemistry.
Right: I enjoy every subject with the exception