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Common Mistakes in English
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Using the wrong preposition
💬Suspect of, not for.
❌Don’t say : I suspect Kate for stealing the pen .
✅ Say : I suspect Kate of stealing the pen .
🔔Note : Also suspicious of, Dogs are suspicious of strangers .
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💬Take by , not from .
❌Don’t say : Robert took his brother from the hand .
✅ Say : Robert took his brother by the hand .
🔔Note :Also hold by , catch by, seize by, snatch by, grasp by .
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💬Tired of, not from.
❌Don’t say : The boys are tired from eating boiled eggs.
✅ Say : The boys are tired of eating boiled eggs .
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💬 Tie to, not on .
❌Don’t say : The girl tied the string on the kite .
✅ Say : The girl tied the string to the kite .
🔔Note: Also bind to ; The prisoner was bound to the stake .