English Vocabulary from
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- Natasha is married with a rich banker. (wrong)
- Natasha is married to a rich banker. (correct)
- Explanation : A person is married to another person; it is a fixed collocation.
- I have been searching my pen since morning. (wrong)
- I have been searching for my pen since morning. (correct)
- Explanation : Without the preposition 'for', 'to search' will mean 'to look into', 'to examine'.
- For example, 'The customs officer searched his suitcases', 'The police inspector searched his house'.
- I don't wish any compensation. (wrong)
- I don't wish for any compensation. (correct)
- Explanation : One always wishes for something.
- Who will buy this car for such a price ? (wrong)
- Who will buy this car at such a price ? (correct)
- Explanation : Use 'for' only where a specific amount is mentioned. e.g., 'He sold his horse for Rs. 500'.
- I shall return this book after a week. (wrong)
- I shall return this book in a week (Or, in a week's time). (correct)
- Explanation : In this sense 'in' means 'at the end of'.
- He took out his shoes before entering the mosque. (wrong)
- He took off his shoes before entering the mosque. (correct)
- Explanation : To take something out means 'to destroy, or disable something', whereas to take something off means 'to remove from one's body'. These plural verbs have other meanings as well.
- The train is running in time. (wrong)
- The train is running on time. (correct)
- Explanation : 'On time' means 'punctual' whereas in time means 'eventually' or 'not late'.
- He has lost the match from his rival. (wrong)
- He has lost the match to his rival. (correct)
- Explanation : One always loses something to someone.
- Where have you been to ? (wrong)
- Where have you been ? (correct)
- Explanation : The question is about one's location and not movement which 'to' suggests.
- Open the seventh page of this book. (wrong)
- Open this book at page seven. (correct)
- Explanation : 'At' suggests the exact location rather than space which 'open' suggests.
- Kiran, as well as Kamal, are leaving for England. (wrong)
- Kiran, as well as Kamal, is leaving for England. (correct)
- Explanation : When to singular nouns are linked by 'as well as', they take a singular verb.
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