COMMON ERRORS WITH PREPOSITIONS

COMMON ERRORS WITH PREPOSITIONS

INCORRECT

1.       I will not listen him

2.       Copy this word by word

3.       He enquiried from her where she lived.

4.       Sign here with ink

5.       Has she come in train or by foot

6.       She said it at his face

7.       Open the book on page 1

8.       I was invited for lunch

9.       I am ill since three months

10.   This paper is inferior than that

11.   This resembles to that

12.   My brother is superior than you in strength

13.   He wrote me

14.   I shall explain them this

15.   Send this letter on my address

16.   He suggested me this

17.   He goes on his work

18.   He reached to Nagpur

19.   He told me go

20.   The term begins from July first

21.   There are many advantages from this

22.   We waste much time in trifles

23.   He sat on a tree

24.   This is a comfortable house to live

25.   This is the road to go

26.   He married with an Indian lady

27.   He accompanied with his friend

28.   He went for doing some business

29.   He went for riding

30.   I pitied on him

31.   When this was searched it was found

32.   I shall inform them this

33.   Due to illness, I cannot go to school

34.   He went to the back side of the house

35.   I must go, there is no help

36.   I met with your friend there

37.   The first world war was fought during 1914- 1918.

38.   England grew prosperous between Queen Victoria’s reign

39.   He asked a holiday

40.   I am obliged of you for this good turn

41.   There is no harm to try

CORRECT

1.       I will not listen to him

2.       Copy this word for word

3.       He enquiried of her where she lived

4.       Sign here in ink

5.       Has she come by train or on foot

6.       She said it to his face

7.       Open the book at page 1

8.       I was invited to lunch

9.       I have been ill for three months

10.   This paper is inferior to that

11.   This resembles that

12.   My brother is superior to you in strength

13.   He wrote to me

14.   I shall explain this to them

15.   Send this letter to my address

16.   He suggested this to me

17.   He goes to his work

18.   He reached Nagpur

19.   He told me to go

20.   The term begins on July first

21.   The advantages of this are many

22.   We waste much time on trifles

23.   He sat in a tree

24.   This is a comfortable house to live in

25.   This is the road to go by

26.   He married an Indian lady

27.   He accompanied his friend

28.   He went away on business

29.   He went riding OR He went for a ride

30.   I pitied him

31.   When this was searched for, it was found

32.   I shall inform them of this

33.   Owing to illness, I cannot go to school

34.   He went to the back of the house OR He went behind  the house

35.   I must go, there is no help for it

36.   I met your friend there

37.   The first world war was fought between 1914-1918

38.   England grew prosperous during Queen Victoria’s reign

39.   He asked for a holiday

40.   I am obliged to you for this good turn

41.   There is no harm in trying

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