** Some Common Mistakes**
==== afraid of , not from ====
Don't say ; The girl is afraid from the dog .
Say ; The girl is afraid of the dog .
==== arrive at, not to ====
Don't say; We arrived to the village at night .
Say ; We arrived at the village at night .
==== ashamed of , not from ====
Don't say ; He is now ashamed from his conduct .
Say ; He is now ashamed of his conduct .
==== consist of , not from ====
Don't say ; a year consists from 12 months .
Say ; a year consists of 12 months .
==== covered with not by ====
Don't say ; The mountains are covered by snow .
Say; The mountains are covered with snow .
==== cure of , not from ====
Don't say ; The man was cured from his illness .
Say ; The man was cured of his illness .
==== confidence in , not on or to ====
Don't say ; I have great confidence on/ to him.
Say ; I have great confidence in him .
==== Get rid of , not from ====
Don't say ; I shall be glad to get rid from him .
Say; I shall be glad to get rid of him .
==== good at , not in ====
Don't say ; My brother is good in mathematics .
Say ; My brother is good at mathematics .
* Also we say ; bad at , clever at , weak at , quick at , slow at ........etc
==== look at not look into ====
Don't say; look to this beautiful picture .
Say ; Look at this beautiful picture .
==== jealous of , not from ====
Don't say ; He is very jealous from his brother .
Say ; He is very jealous of his brother .
HAVE A NICE DAY ALL ^_^
( if you please correct my mistakes )^_^
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المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة yalasmary
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جزاك الله كل خير وبارك الله فيك
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A lot of pupils make these mistakes about using prepositions due to first language
dominance and literal translation . Thanks a lot for these explanations
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thank you all my dearest friends
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you are all welcome my dear bros& sis
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muhamedr
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جزاك الله كل خير وبارك فيك ..
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