Common mistakes in the use of prepositions

Incorrect: He went near the station.
Correct: He went to the station.

Incorrect: He reached to Tokyo.
Correct: He reached Tokyo.

Incorrect: Conversation stopped as we entered into the church.
Correct: Conversation stopped as we entered the church.

Incorrect: He is intelligent but he lacks of experience.
Correct: He is intelligent but he lacks experience.

The verbs discuss, enter, marry, lack, resemble, reach and approach are followed by direct objects without prepositions.

Incorrect: We are having the roof repaired on Easter.
Correct: We are having the roof repaired at Easter.

We use at to talk about the whole of the holidays at Christmas, Easter, New Year and Thanksgiving.

Incorrect: What were you doing in the weekend?
Correct: What were you doing at the weekend? (British English)
Correct: What were you doing on the weekend? (American English)

Incorrect: I am at home in any morning.
Correct: I am at home any morning.

Incorrect: Let's meet on one day.
Correct: Let's meet one day.

Incorrect: Are you free in this evening?
Correct: Are you free this evening?

The prepositions at/on/in are not normally used in expressions of time before next, last, this, one, any, each, every, some, all etc.

Incorrect: He told to me to go.
Correct: He told me to go.

Tell can be directly followed by a personal object. We do not use the preposition to.

Prepositions exercises and worksheets

Prepositions exercise 1
Prepositions exercise 2
Prepositions exercise 3
Prepositions exercise 4
Prepositions exercise 5
Prepositions exercise 6
Prepositions exercise 7

See also

Common mistakes in the use of nouns
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 1
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 2
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 3

More CBSE English Grammar worksheets

Passive voice worksheet | Simple past tense
Passive voice worksheet | Past continuous tense
Passive voice worksheet | Simple future tense
Passive voice worksheet | Future perfect tense

 

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