Common mistakes
1) Resemble (= be similar to).
Don't say: Does she resemble to her father?
Say: Does she resemble her father?
2) Behind (= at the back of).
Don't say: Edward hid behind of a large tree.
Say: Edward hid behind a large tree.
3) Reach (= arrive at).
Don't say: We reached at the school early.
Say: We reached the school early.
4) Outside (= on the exterior of).
Don't say: They stood outside of the door.
Say: They stood outside the door
5) Remember + -ing.
Don't say: I don't remember to have seen him.
Say: I don't remember seeing him.
Or:
I don't remember having seen him.
Mistakes in the use of prepositions -
✳️In and Into
(a) In.
Don't say:
Gemma spent all the day into her room.
Say:
Gemma spent all the day in her room.
(b) Into.
Don't say:
Richard came in the room and sat down.
Say:
Richard came into the room and sat down.
"In" denotes position inside something, while "into" denotes motion or direction towards the inside of something.
Note: Always write the preposition "into" as one word.
Prepositions often confused
On, At, In. (Time.)
(a) On.
Don't say:
My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
Say:
My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b) At.
Don't say:
I usually get up on seven o'clock.
Say:
I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
Don't say:
She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
Say:
She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day
(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning
Also: at night and by day
1) Resemble (= be similar to).
Don't say: Does she resemble to her father?
Say: Does she resemble her father?
2) Behind (= at the back of).
Don't say: Edward hid behind of a large tree.
Say: Edward hid behind a large tree.
3) Reach (= arrive at).
Don't say: We reached at the school early.
Say: We reached the school early.
4) Outside (= on the exterior of).
Don't say: They stood outside of the door.
Say: They stood outside the door
5) Remember + -ing.
Don't say: I don't remember to have seen him.
Say: I don't remember seeing him.
Or:
I don't remember having seen him.
Mistakes in the use of prepositions -
✳️In and Into
(a) In.
Don't say:
Gemma spent all the day into her room.
Say:
Gemma spent all the day in her room.
(b) Into.
Don't say:
Richard came in the room and sat down.
Say:
Richard came into the room and sat down.
"In" denotes position inside something, while "into" denotes motion or direction towards the inside of something.
Note: Always write the preposition "into" as one word.
Prepositions often confused
On, At, In. (Time.)
(a) On.
Don't say:
My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
Say:
My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b) At.
Don't say:
I usually get up on seven o'clock.
Say:
I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
Don't say:
She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
Say:
She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day
(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning
Also: at night and by day
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