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عدد الرسائل : 104 الكورس المفضل : Poetry الهواية : Phptography المزاج : Calm & Mysterious تاريخ التسجيل : 05/11/2007
| موضوع: Grammar mistakes!.. Say and Don't say الخميس يونيو 26, 2008 1:53 am | |
| ==== 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 consist from 12 months. Say: a year consist 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, and not 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 mathematics. Also we say: bad at, clever at, weak at, quick at, slow at, ..etc
==== look at, not to ==== 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.
==== take by, not from ==== don’t say: he took his brother from the hand. Say: he took his brother by the hand.
==== write in ink, not with ink ==== don’t say: I have written the letter with ink. Say: I have written the letter in ink | |
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Elizabeth
عدد الرسائل : 78 الكورس المفضل : prose and drama الهواية : internet and sometimes reading المزاج : Uneasy تاريخ التسجيل : 06/11/2007
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