#everydayquiz #spotting error #preposition
rule of among and between
among>> more than two
between > for two
There is a tournament to be played between India , Australia and New Zealand.well there is one exception,,when there is similarity between two and more than two,, we use BETWEEN
so here between is right
There is an alliance between the three European nationsno error
There is no enmity between he and i. There is no enmity between him and me
NO ERROR
(i) I went home by car
(i) I went to his home.
Bring, go, get, arrive, reach. IF THESE WORDS are used prior to HOME,then dont use any preposition.
The teacher emphasised on the need of discipline in life.
precede, succeed, invade, resist, enter, eschew, direct, join, sign, affect, ensure,
board, discuss, describe, reach, order, tell, demand, attack, control, resemble, and ridicule.
rule of among and between
among>> more than two
between > for two
There is a tournament to be played between India , Australia and New Zealand.well there is one exception,,when there is similarity between two and more than two,, we use BETWEEN
so here between is right
There is an alliance between the three European nationsno error
There is no enmity between he and i. There is no enmity between him and me
between takes OBJECTIVE case,,
we must not use each or every immediately after BETWEEN
like,, between each boy will be wrong.
like,, between each boy will be wrong.
among and amongst
with vowel sound use amongst
with consonant sound use among,,
(i) among them
(ii) amongst us
(ii) amongst us
same goes for amid and amidst
beside & besides
beside just near
besides in addition to something
(i) He sat beside me.
(ii) Besides his children, his nephews and nieces were also present at the
ceremony
(ii) Besides his children, his nephews and nieces were also present at the
ceremony
When I was going to college, I came across my childhood friend. no error
came across means meeting accidentally,
so never use suddenly and came across together.
I came across with him.
with came across we must not use WITH
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
IN TIME > BEFORE TIME
ON TIME> EXAcT TIME
so change in time to on time.
I live at Mukherji Nagar in Delhi.
for smaller place use at and for bigger place use in.
Despite being rich, he is not happy.
no error..
with despite never use OF..
I am sitting in the car.
no error
I am going in car.
well , 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
exact time (hour) >at
month > IN
year>IN
Day>IN
Date> on
I reached Delhi at 7 O' clock
in May
in 2005
on Monday
on 7th September
in May
in 2005
on Monday
on 7th September
WITH MORNING AND EVENING WE USE in
BUT IF WITH THEM DATE OR DAY COME THEN WE USE ON
(i) in the morning.
(ii) in the evening.
(iii)on sunday morning.
(iv) on the evening of May, the 2nd
(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, tomorrowmorning, tomorrow evening
yesterday afternoon, last night, this morning, this afternoon, tonight, tomorrowmorning, tomorrow evening
WITH THESE WORDS DONT USE ANY PREPOSITION .
He will go there on tomorrowRemove ON
Chair's legfor showing possession of non living things use OF.. legs of chair is right
die of> disease
die from> reason
He died from thirst.NO ERROR
He died of cancerNO ERROR
(i) I went home by car
(i) I went to his home.
no error
Bring, go, get, arrive, reach. IF THESE WORDS are used prior to HOME,then dont use any preposition.
BUT if there is some possession of some one then we can use TO. after these words.
remove ON
I have ordered for a cup of tearemove for
I shall discuss about the problem with you.remove about
(a) He described/ (b) about the incident/ (c) in his story./ (d) No errorremove about
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.
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 WORDS ARE USED IN ACTIVE VOICE THEN WE MUST NOT USE ANY PREPOSITION.
I informed to the police of the accident.remove To
I advised to him to go.remove to
advise, tell, ask, beg, command, encourage, request,inform, order etc.these WORDS ARE used in the communication, we should not use TO With them
Due to heavy rains, I could not come.
SENTENCE SHOULD BE STARTED WITH OWING TO,, DUE TO AT THE STARTING OF SENTENCE IS WRONG, SO USE OWING TO ..
The accident was owing to heavy rainsBE FORM +DUE TO IS CORRECT
(a) He took/ (b) leave of/ (c) four days/ (d) No error
leave FOR four days
(a) Children/ should always/ (b) listen the advice of their elders/ (c) and well
wishers./ (d) No error
wishers./ (d) No error
with listen use TO
(a) He will not/ (b) listen/ (c) what you say./ (d) No error
B.. LISTEN TO
(a) Nobody denies/ (b) that my ideas/ (c) are different than yours./ (d) No errorWITH DIFFERENT USE from
different from yours
(a) It was I who was responsible of/ (b) making all the arrangements for the/
(c)successful completion of his studies./ (d) No error.responsible takes FOR
(c)successful completion of his studies./ (d) No error.responsible takes FOR
(a) She was in the courtyard/ (b) when the burglars/ (c) entered into her house./
(d) No errorremove into
(d) No errorremove into
(a) Our teacher/ (b) emphasised on/ (c) the use of correct grammar./ (d) No error
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 WORDS ARE USED IN ACTIVE VOICE THEN WE MUST NOT USE ANY PREPOSITION.
(a) On the time/ (b) of the opening ceremony of the theatre/ (c) a large crowd had
assembled/ (d) No error
assembled/ (d) No error
at the time of the opening ceremony
(a) While they were returning/ (b) from school,/ (c) a stalker attacked on them with
a knife./ (d) No error.attack NEVER takes ON..
a knife./ (d) No error.attack NEVER takes ON..
so remove ON
(a) The decline of his moral values/ (b) has caused a lot/ (c) of pain to his parents/
/ (d) No error.
/ (d) No error.
DECLINE takes IN
(a) Without thinking/ (b) for a moment he/ (c) entrusted me in all the responsibilities
./ (d) No error.
./ (d) No error.
entrusted takes WITH
(a) Sudha fell in/ (b) the well and nobody / (c) tried to save him./ (d) No errorfell into is right
(a) I / (b) prefer coffee/ (c) than tea/ (d) No errorprefer takes TO
coffee to tea
a) Suresh is busy / (b) in his work/ (c) for his presentation/ (d) No error
busy with his work
busy takes WITH not in..
a) While crossing the road/ (b) an old man was/ (c) run out by a bus/ (d) No errorrun over is right
a) Amphibians / (b) can live / (c) in water as well as land./ (d) No erroron land
two things take separate preposition
(a) My mother is fond off/ (b) cooking different / (c) types of dishes/ (d) No errorfond of is right
(a) Our teacher/ (b) cannot/ (c) control on the students./ (d) No error.if control is VERB then ON CANNOT be used.
so remove ON
(a) The lawyer has been waiting/ (b) for the prisoner / (c) since two hours / (d) No
error FOR TWO HOURS
error FOR TWO HOURS
a) Mr. Bacon has / (b) great affection to/ (c) his family./ (d) No errorAFFECTION TAKES for
(a) Rekha has a great/ (b) enmity for her/ (c) brother's friend./ (d) No error
enmity TOWARDS is right
(a) He threw the bucket/ (b) into the river/ (c) and returned home without any
water./ (d) No error.we use IN with threw not INTO.
water./ (d) No error.we use IN with threw not INTO.
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