Common errors

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS

         Wrong                                         Right                                        
1. Write with ink                                      1. Write in ink
2. Sit under the shade                               2. Sit in the shade of aof a tree tree
3. Pakistan is in the                                   3. Pakistan is to the west of india
west of India 
4. Good/Weak in                                      4. Good/Weak at mathematics
Mathematics 
5. Time in your watch                                5. Time by your watch
6. Part with a man                                     6. Part from a man
7. Part from money                                   7. Part with money
8. Word by word                                      8. Word for word
translation translation
9. She is married with him                         9. She is married to him
10. Since the last two weeks                    10. For the last two weeks
11. Prefer than                                         11. Prefer to
12. Translate from                                   12. Translate from
English to Tamil                                             English into Tamil
13. Jump in the pond                                13. Jump into the pond
14. Die of hunger                                     14. Die from hunger
15. Die from cancer                                 15. Die of cancer
16. To meet in the way                            16. To meet on the way
17. Send on my address                         17. Send to my address
18. To go in train                                    18. To go by train
19. Lying upon the desk                         19. Lying on the desk
20. The birds build nests                         20. The birds build nests
on the trees                                                  in the trees
21. Quarrel for a trifle                               21. Quarrel over a trifle

22. To enter an agreement                        22. To enter into an agreement
23. To dive in the river                               23. To dive into the river
24. Love in music                                    24. Love for music
25. Thirst of information                          25. Thirst for information
26. To be sick from life                           26. To be sick of life
27. Blind of defects                                27. Blind to defects
28. Break into pieces                               28. Break to pieces
29. Congratulate him for                         29. Congratulate him on
his success                                               his success
30. She resembles to her                           30. She resembles her
mother                                                    mother
31. Ordered for a cup of tea                    31. Ordered a cup of tea
32. Entered into the room                       32. Entered the room
33. Pick up a quarrel                               33. Pick a quarrel
34. Passed in the exam                            34. Passed the exam
35. Discuss about the                             35. Discuss the problem
problem
36. Accompany with him                        36. Accompany him
37. Resigned from the post                    37. Resigned the post
38. Sign on the paper                            38. Sign the paper
39. Returned to home                         39. Returned home
40. Enough of money                         40. Enough money
41. To answer to a question                41. To answer a question
42. Search of something lost              42. Search for something lost
43. A pen to write                             43. A pen to write with
44. Pray God                                   44. Pray to God
45. Compensate a loss                     45. Compensate for a loss
46. Ask something                          46. Ask for something
47. A house to live                           47. A house to live in
48. What use is it?                          48. Of what use is it?
49. Believe God                             49. Believe in God
50. Bed to lie                                 50. Bed to lie in
51. Enquire a matter                       51. Enquire into a matter
52. Succeeded to win                     52. Succeeded in winning
53. Necessity to do it                     53. Necessity of doing it
54. Passion to read books              54. Passion for reading books
55. She is fond to talk                    55. She is fond of talking
56. Addicted to gamble                 56. Addicted to gambling