Wrong use of Preposition


Incorrect
Correct
1.      Guard from all errors.
Guard against all errors.
2.      He will come here after an hour.
He will come here in an hour.
3.      Please take out your shoes
Please take off your shoes
4.      He was absent at the meeting.
He was absent from the meeting.
5.      What is the time in your watch.
What is the time by your watch?
6.      The train is running in time.
The train is running to time.
7.      Md. Rahman is not in the committee.
Md. Rahman is not on the committee.
8.      Divide the mangoes between the three boys.
Divide the mangoes among the three boys.
9.      Your conduct admits no excuse.
Your conduct admits of no excuse.
10.  I can not approve your such conduct.
I can not approve of your such conduct.
11.  I differ you on this point.
I differ with you on this point.
12.  He dispensed my services.
He dispensed with my services.
13.  We listened what he said.
We listened to what he said.
14.  Open page fifty.
Open at page fifty.
15.  He objected my proposal.
He objected to my proposal.
16.  We will compensate you the loss.
We will compensate you for the loss.
17.  We believe God
We believe in God
18.  How are you going with your studies?
How are you going on with your studies?
19.  There is no remedy of this.
There is no remedy for this.
20.  He sat under the feet of many great personalities.
He sat at the feet of many great personalities.
21.  He despaired success.
He despaired of success.
22.  He came late due to an accident.
He came late owing to an accident.
23.  He does not know how to write by pen.
He does not know how to write with pen.
24.  This teacher is popular to his students.
This teacher is popular with his students.
25.  He is confident to success.
He is confident of success.
26.  I took him a fool.
I took him for a fool.
27.  We shall discuss about the matter.
We shall discuss the matter.
28.  He has resigned from his post.
He has resigned his post.
29.  She resembles to her mother.
She resembles her mother.
30.  We came to final conclusion.
We came to conclusion.
31.  Mr. Ahmed is in entire charge of the whole business.
Mr. Ahmed is in charge of the business.
32.  They ascended up the hill.
They ascended the hill.

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