English Vocabulary from
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- He suggested me this. (wrong)
- He suggested this to me. (correct)
- Explanation : If a verb has a direct and an indirect object, the letter comes after the direct object and is preceded by 'to'.
- He goes in the school. (wrong)
- He goes to school. (correct)
- He goes on his work. (wrong)
- He goes to his work. (correct)
- Explanation : If the order is changed, 'to' is not used, e.g., He gave me a book.
- He called me in dinner. (wrong)
- Hew invited me to dinner. (correct)
- Explanation : Invite is a polite word for a formal request to come. We always invite someone to something.
- He reached to Nairobi. (wrong)
- He reached Nairobi. (correct)
- Explanation : Between the verb reach and its destination, no preposition is used.
- He told to me to go. (wrong)
- He told me to go. (correct)
- Explanation : Between tell and its objects, no preposition is used.
- She did not ask any question to him. (wrong)
- She did not ask him any question. (correct)
- Explanation : Ask needs two objects. Usually the indirect object comes first and needs no preposition.
- Harry will be cured from his fever. (wrong)
- Harry will be cured of his fever. (correct)
- Explanation : With cure we use the preposition 'of'.
- He threw the stick in the river. (wrong)
- He threw the stick into the river. (correct)
- Explanation : If the object thrown is likely to go inside, we use the preposition 'into'.
- He rides in a cycle. (wrong)
- He rides on a cycle. (correct)
- He sat on a tree. (wrong)
- He sat in a tree. (correct)
- Explanation : We use 'on' when we mean 'on top of, e.g., 'on a horse'. We use 'in' when we mean inside something, e.g., 'in an aeroplane'.
- There is no harm to do this. (wrong)
- There is no harm in doing this. (correct)
- Explanation : After 'harm', the verb of complement is in the present particle form which is preceded by 'in'.
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