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*** Common Mistakes ***

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lima_diu:

==== 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

[Ref:englishclub.com]

ashiqbest012:
Madam, I hope you will continue this post. We can justify ourselves by this post.

fatema_diu:
Dear Lima Miss

I am both surprised and happy to see your effort to make all learn things!! Carry on.
I will be your regular viewer.

Fatema Begum Laboni

lima_diu:
Thank you Ashiq.

And special thanks to Ms. Fatema Madam for viewing my posting regular basis. I will try to continue.

shibli:
So, he is good at English, not good in English

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