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Common Mistakes in English
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Using the wrong preposition


💬Look at, no to .
❌Don’t say : Look to this beautiful picture.
✅ Say : Look at this beautiful picture .
🔔Note : Also gaze at, stare at, etc. But : look after ( take care of) ; look for ( try to find) ; look over( examine) look into(examine closely) look on or upon( consider) look down on( have a low opinion of); look up to ( respect) ; look out for;( expect) ; look forward to ( expect with pleasure) ; look to ( rely on).
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💬Married to, not with .
❌Don’t say : Angela was married with a rich man.
✅ Say : Angela was married to a rich man
🔔Note : Also engaged to ; sally was engaged to peter for a year before they got married .
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💬Opposite to , not from .
❌Don’t say : Their house is opposite from ours .
✅ Say : Their house is opposite to ours .
🔔Note ; Opposite ours is also correct.
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💬pass by a place ,not from a place.
❌Don’t say : Will you pass from the post-office ?
✅ Say : Will you pass by the post-office?
🔔Note: Also pass the post -office is correct .

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Common Mistakes in English
➖➖➖🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸➖➖➖
Using the wrong preposition


💬Look at, no to .
❌Don’t say : Look to this beautiful picture.
✅ Say : Look at this beautiful picture .
🔔Note : Also gaze at, stare at, etc. But : look after ( take care of) ; look for ( try to find) ; look over( examine) look into(examine closely) look on or upon( consider) look down on( have a low opinion of); look up to ( respect) ; look out for;( expect) ; look forward to ( expect with pleasure) ; look to ( rely on).
_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_
💬Married to, not with .
❌Don’t say : Angela was married with a rich man.
✅ Say : Angela was married to a rich man
🔔Note : Also engaged to ; sally was engaged to peter for a year before they got married .
_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_
💬Opposite to , not from .
❌Don’t say : Their house is opposite from ours .
✅ Say : Their house is opposite to ours .
🔔Note ; Opposite ours is also correct.
_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_=_
💬pass by a place ,not from a place.
❌Don’t say : Will you pass from the post-office ?
✅ Say : Will you pass by the post-office?
🔔Note: Also pass the post -office is correct .

🇬🇧—-🇺🇸—-🇬🇧—-🇺🇸—-🇬🇧
#Misused_Forms #realteam #MF_28
@engmasters
___how to speak like natives? 📸
https://instagram.com/engmasters.ig
https://instagram.com/engmasters.ig

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