#dailyquizadda #SpottingError #Preposition
Among & between
Among>>more than two
between>> for two
Exception of between : when there is mutual relationship among more than two we use between.
There is a tournament to be played between India , Australia and New Zealand.
There is an alliance between the three European nations. BOTH SENTENCE ARE CORRECT.
There is no enmity between he and i. (Incorrect)
There is no enmity between him and me (Correct) Between is used with Objective case.
we must not use each, every etc. immediately after between.
ex: Between each girl (×). Between each boy (×). Both are incorrect.
Noun and pronoun after BETWEEN must be plural. ex. between the countries, between them, between the students. etc.
Among & amongst
Before vowel sound use amongst.
before consonant sound use among.
(i) among them
(ii) amongst us
Same goes for amid and amidst. we also use Amid and Amidst with uncountable nouns.
Beside & Besides
beside>> just near or nearness.
besides>> in addition to something.
Sohan sat beside me.
Ramu distributes newspaper besides working at a shoe store.
Besides his children, his nephews and nieces were also present at the
ceremony.
since..............., (correct), since ............... so /therefore(×)
as ..............., (correct), as..................... so /therefore (×)
because ..............., (correct), because..................... so/therefore (×)
'SO' does not pair with Since, Beacuse and as.
Since I was ill so I could not come. (×)
Since I was ill , I could not come. (correct)
As you sow, so shall you reap. BUT THIS SENTECNE IS CORRECT.
He is waiting for me across the road. (on opposite side of)
A tree fell across the railway line that caused the accident. (both sides)
When I was going to college, I suddenly came across my childhood friend.(×)
here came across means meeting accidently. So DO NOT use suddenly and came across together,
SO REMOVE SUDDENLY .
I came across with him. (×) With came across we must not use WITH. SO REMOVE WITH.
on>> means above but in contact
upon>> above but in motion.
In spite of/Despite being rich, he is not happy. No error
In Spite of & Despite have same meaning.
but With Despite never use OF.
I am sitting in the car. (No error)
I am going in car. (×)
when we travelling in car or bus or train,, rather than using in car, in bus, or in train we must use BY CAR, BY BUS OR BY TRAIN
at dawn, at dusk, at day break, at sunrise, at noon, at sunset, at night, at midnight etc. EXACT POINT OF TIME
with morning we use IN.
but if DATE/TIME come with them,,, then we use ON.
(i) in the morning.
(ii) in the evening.
(iii)on sunday morning.
(iv) on the evening of May, the 2nd.
today, tomorrow, yesterday, the following day, the next day, yesterday evening,
yesterday afternoon, last night, this morning, this afternoon, tonight, tomorrow, morning, tomorrow evening
We DO NOT use any prepositions before these words.
They arrived here on last night. REMOVE ON.
We shall have finished the syllabus by the end of next month. We also use BY preposition in form of preposition of Time with Point of Time.
TO>> Destination
Towards>> in the Direction of
He walks along the road. ,,On the road will be wrong.
come alongwith me. when two are parallel together use ALONGWITH.
'about + Infinitive'>> When a work is to start immediately
I am about to start a new lesson. WE CAN ALSO USE 'GOING TO' AND 'be+to' form.
The minister is to deliver a speech. 'be+to' form.
Chair's leg. for showing possession of non living things use OF.. legs of chair is right.
He died of cancer. (Correct)
He died from thirst. (Correct)
Bring, go, get, arrive, reach.
if these verbs are used with HOME then DO NOT use Any preposition. But if there is POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES then we can use TO after these verbs.
(i) I went home by car.
(ii) I went to his home.
(iii) I decided to go to Ram's home.
Stress, emphasise, investigate, comprise, accompany, consider, violate, pervade,
precede, succeed, invade, resist, enter, eschew, direct, join, sign, affect, ensure,
board, discuss, describe, reach, order, tell, demand, attack, control, resemble,and ridicule.
IF THESE VERBS ARE USED IN ACTIVE VOICE THEN DO NOT USE ANY PREPOSITION.
The teacher emphasised on the need of discipline in life.
advise, tell, ask, beg, command, encourage, request,
inform, order etc. THESE WORDS ARE USED IN COMMUNICATION So DO NOT use TO with them.
I advised to him to go. REMOVE TO
I informed to the police of the accident. REMOVE TO
Speak, reply, explain, complain, talk, listen, write Before These words TO is Used.
Compensate, Explain, Fine, Propose, Recommend, Rob, Suggest,
When these verbs are used prepositions is used like this--
(i) Rob a person of something.
(ii) We informed the police of an accident.
(iii)I explained the matter to him.
(iv) He robbed her of her jewellery.
Due to heavy rains, I could not come. (Incorrect)
Owing to heavy rains, I could not come.(Correct) SENTENCE MUST BE STARTED WITH OWING TO,,NOT WITH DUE TO.
The accident was due to heavy rains. NO Error ( form of 'be' + due to) can be used. it's correct.
PHRASAL PREPOSITION
1. I acted according to your order.
I acted in accordance with your order. BOTH ARE CORRECT.
2. Mother Teresa had affection for all.
Mother Teresa was affectionate to all.BOTH ARE CORRECT.
3. He has ambition for fame.
He is ambitious of fame.BOTH ARE CORRECT.
4. I am capable of doing hard work.
I have capacity for doing hard work.BOTH ARE CORRECT.
5. I have confidence in myself.
I am confident about myself.BOTH ARE CORRECT.
6. He has desire for money and fame.
He is desirous of money and fame. BOTH ARE CORRECT.
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Among & between
Among>>more than two
between>> for two
Exception of between : when there is mutual relationship among more than two we use between.
There is a tournament to be played between India , Australia and New Zealand.
There is an alliance between the three European nations. BOTH SENTENCE ARE CORRECT.
There is no enmity between he and i. (Incorrect)
There is no enmity between him and me (Correct) Between is used with Objective case.
we must not use each, every etc. immediately after between.
ex: Between each girl (×). Between each boy (×). Both are incorrect.
Noun and pronoun after BETWEEN must be plural. ex. between the countries, between them, between the students. etc.
Among & amongst
Before vowel sound use amongst.
before consonant sound use among.
(i) among them
(ii) amongst us
Same goes for amid and amidst. we also use Amid and Amidst with uncountable nouns.
Beside & Besides
beside>> just near or nearness.
besides>> in addition to something.
Sohan sat beside me.
Ramu distributes newspaper besides working at a shoe store.
Besides his children, his nephews and nieces were also present at the
ceremony.
since..............., (correct), since ............... so /therefore(×)
as ..............., (correct), as..................... so /therefore (×)
because ..............., (correct), because..................... so/therefore (×)
'SO' does not pair with Since, Beacuse and as.
Since I was ill so I could not come. (×)
Since I was ill , I could not come. (correct)
As you sow, so shall you reap. BUT THIS SENTECNE IS CORRECT.
He is waiting for me across the road. (on opposite side of)
A tree fell across the railway line that caused the accident. (both sides)
When I was going to college, I suddenly came across my childhood friend.(×)
here came across means meeting accidently. So DO NOT use suddenly and came across together,
SO REMOVE SUDDENLY .
I came across with him. (×) With came across we must not use WITH. SO REMOVE WITH.
on>> means above but in contact
upon>> above but in motion.
He entered into the room
with ENTER we must not use INTO
We thought that the train would be late but it arrived exactly in time.
ON TIME>> EXACT TIME
IN TIME>> BEFORE TIME
So change IN TIME to ON TIME.
I live at Mukherji Nagar in Delhi. For Smaller place use AT and bigger place use IN.
In Spite of & Despite have same meaning.
but With Despite never use OF.
I am sitting in the car. (No error)
I am going in car. (×)
when we travelling in car or bus or train,, rather than using in car, in bus, or in train we must use BY CAR, BY BUS OR BY TRAIN
at dawn, at dusk, at day break, at sunrise, at noon, at sunset, at night, at midnight etc. EXACT POINT OF TIME
with morning we use IN.
but if DATE/TIME come with them,,, then we use ON.
(i) in the morning.
(ii) in the evening.
(iii)on sunday morning.
(iv) on the evening of May, the 2nd.
today, tomorrow, yesterday, the following day, the next day, yesterday evening,
yesterday afternoon, last night, this morning, this afternoon, tonight, tomorrow, morning, tomorrow evening
We DO NOT use any prepositions before these words.
They arrived here on last night. REMOVE ON.
We shall have finished the syllabus by the end of next month. We also use BY preposition in form of preposition of Time with Point of Time.
TO>> Destination
Towards>> in the Direction of
He walks along the road. ,,On the road will be wrong.
come alongwith me. when two are parallel together use ALONGWITH.
'about + Infinitive'>> When a work is to start immediately
I am about to start a new lesson. WE CAN ALSO USE 'GOING TO' AND 'be+to' form.
The minister is to deliver a speech. 'be+to' form.
Chair's leg. for showing possession of non living things use OF.. legs of chair is right.
die of> die from DISEASE
die from> die from REASONHe died of cancer. (Correct)
He died from thirst. (Correct)
Bring, go, get, arrive, reach.
if these verbs are used with HOME then DO NOT use Any preposition. But if there is POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES then we can use TO after these verbs.
(i) I went home by car.
(ii) I went to his home.
(iii) I decided to go to Ram's home.
Stress, emphasise, investigate, comprise, accompany, consider, violate, pervade,
precede, succeed, invade, resist, enter, eschew, direct, join, sign, affect, ensure,
board, discuss, describe, reach, order, tell, demand, attack, control, resemble,and ridicule.
IF THESE VERBS ARE USED IN ACTIVE VOICE THEN DO NOT USE ANY PREPOSITION.
The teacher emphasised on the need of discipline in life.
remove ON
I have ordered for a cup of tea remove for
I shall discuss about the problem with you. remove about
(a) He described/ (b) about the incident/ (c) in his story./ (d) No error remove about
advise, tell, ask, beg, command, encourage, request,
inform, order etc. THESE WORDS ARE USED IN COMMUNICATION So DO NOT use TO with them.
I advised to him to go. REMOVE TO
I informed to the police of the accident. REMOVE TO
Speak, reply, explain, complain, talk, listen, write Before These words TO is Used.
Compensate, Explain, Fine, Propose, Recommend, Rob, Suggest,
When these verbs are used prepositions is used like this--
(i) Rob a person of something.
(ii) We informed the police of an accident.
(iii)I explained the matter to him.
(iv) He robbed her of her jewellery.
Due to heavy rains, I could not come. (Incorrect)
Owing to heavy rains, I could not come.(Correct) SENTENCE MUST BE STARTED WITH OWING TO,,NOT WITH DUE TO.
The accident was due to heavy rains. NO Error ( form of 'be' + due to) can be used. it's correct.
PHRASAL PREPOSITION
1. I acted according to your order.
I acted in accordance with your order. BOTH ARE CORRECT.
2. Mother Teresa had affection for all.
Mother Teresa was affectionate to all.BOTH ARE CORRECT.
3. He has ambition for fame.
He is ambitious of fame.BOTH ARE CORRECT.
4. I am capable of doing hard work.
I have capacity for doing hard work.BOTH ARE CORRECT.
5. I have confidence in myself.
I am confident about myself.BOTH ARE CORRECT.
6. He has desire for money and fame.
He is desirous of money and fame. BOTH ARE CORRECT.
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