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SECTION-I
[WHERE [PREPOSITION SHOULD NOT BE USED]

Don’t say Say/Write
Resembles to Resembles
Investigate into Investigate
Ordered for Ordered
To love with a man Love a man
Enter into the room Enter the room
Pick up a quarrel Pick a quarrel
Ask from Ask
Pass in the examination Pass the examination
Precede before Precede
Succeed after Succeed
Only to the orders Only the orders
Discuss about the problem Discuss the problem
Accompany with a man Accompany a man
Approach to a man/place Approach a man/place
To promise to a man Approach a man/place
To promise to a man Promise a man
To request to a man Request a man
Married with Married
Resign from Resign
Sign on the paper Sign the paper
Enough of money Enough money
Recommend for a man Recommend a man
Benefit to a man Benefit a man
To leave with bag and baggage To leave bag and baggage
Return to home Return home
Told to her Told her
Pity on a man Pity a man
To answer to a question To answer a question
To criticize on a man/work To criticize a man/work.

SECTION- II

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(Where preposition should not be omitted)

Don’t say/write Say/write
Write a man Write to a man
Disposed the property Disposed of the property
Search something lost Search for something lost
Wish a thing Wish for a thing
A pen to write A pen to write with
Admit an excuse Admit of an excuse
Search a thing Search for a thing
Prevail a man Prevail upon a man
Ask something Ask for something
Partake something Partake of something
Bed to lie Bed to lie in
Meet an accident Meet with an accident
Suggest a man Suggest to a man
Propose a man Propose to a man
Dispense the service Dispense with the services
Listen a man Listen to a man
Apply a principal Apply to the principal
Apply the post Apply for the post
I need a house to live ? I need a house to live in ?
What use is it ? Of what use is it ?
To prevail a man To prevail upon a man ?
Believe god Believe upon god
Beware someone Beware of someone
Compensate a loss Compensate for a loss
Pray god Pray to god
What are you talking ? What are you talking about ?
Enquire the matter Enquire into a matter
Knock the door Knock at the door
Reply a letter Reply to a letter
Care a man Care for a man

Section – III

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[ Wrong use of Preposition ]
Important information
It has been observed that most of the errors in the use of
prepositions are committed because
Of lack of knowledge due to their wrong use. Below, we give a list
of some important prepositions which we wrongly used.
Don’t say/write Say/write
To learn word by word To learn word for word
Sit under the shade of a tree Sit in the shade of a tree
Write with ink Write in ink
Sit was married with Rama Sit was married to Rama
China is in north of india China is to the north of india
To meet in the way To meet on the way
Different than Different from
Weak/ good in subject Week/good at a subject
To send on an address To send to an address
Time in the watch Time by the watch
Sing with ink Sign in ink
To open a book on a particular page To open the book at particular page
Part with a man Part from a man
Part from money Part with money
Divide among two Divide between two
Since the last three days For the last three days
For 3 p.m. Since 3 p.m.
Come off a family Come of a family
To be pleased from a man To be pleased with a man
Prefer from Prefer to
Superior than Superior to
To talk with a man To talk to a man
Inferior than Inferior to
Acquitted from a charge Acquitted of a charge
Examination begins from Examination begins on
Die from a disease Die of a disease
Die of hunger Die from hunger
To have a talk to a person To have a talk with a person
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Jump in the river Jump into the river
Translate from English to hindi Translate from English into hindi
Lying upon the table Lying on the table
Fall on a table Fall upon a table
Since time immemorial From time immemorial
Climb on a tree Climb a tree
Spring on Spring upon
Quarrel on a trifle Quarrel over a trifle
Dive in the river Dive into the river
Thirst of knowledge Thirst for knowledge
Blind to one-eye Blind from one-eye
Blind of defects Blind to defects
Accused with theft Accused of theft
(To)Jump at the conclusion (To)Jump to the conclusion
Ashamed from Ashamed of
Break into pieces Break into pieces
Absorbed with studies Absorbed in studies
Rejoice at one’s success Rejoice in one’s success
(To)Congratulate someone for his (To)Congratulate someone on his
success success
To be sick from life To be sick of life
Love with music Love for music
Children from one’s wife Children by one’s wife
(To)Enter into an agreement (To)Enter into an agreement
Come in the room Come into the room
(To)Get rid from (To)Get rid of
Related with a person Related to a person
(TO)Come back after an(in future (To)Come back in an hour
tense)
The bird build nests on trees The birds build nests in the trees
Full with water Full of water
To go to some place in train To go to some place by train

Section - IV
[ Infinitives wrongly used for gerunds preceded by prepositions ]

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DON’T SAY/WRITE SAY/WRITE
Addicted to gamble Addicted to gambling
Averse to make Averse to making
Chance to win the prize Chance of winning the prize
Fond to talk Fond of talking
No harm to do this No harm in doing this
Hesitate to sing Hesitate singing
Passion to read books Passion for reading
Necessity to do it Necessity of doing it
The practice to do Practice of doing
Bent to harm Bent on harming
Succeed to win Succeeded in winning
Fortunate to have Fortunate in having

Section V
(One -word – Many prepositions)
A READY-RECKONER
[On the correct use of Preposition]
Agree With a person To a things upon a
policy
Angry With a person At a thing, for some
reason
Appeal To a person For a thing
Apply To a person For a post
Attend On a person For a thing
Beg pardon Of a person For something
Blind Of one eye To one’s fault
Call At a place On a person
Care For a person Of a thing
Compare With (similar things ) To (dissimilar things)
Complete With a person For a thing
Complain To/against a person Of something
Deal With a person In a thing

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Die Of a disease From overwork
For a cause With a hunger
Differ With a person At a thing
Distinguish With one thing from Between two things
another
Enquire Into a matter After one’s health
Enter A place Into an agreement
Entrust A person with a thing A thing to a person
Fire at a man Upon a mob
Grateful To a person For a thing
Lean Against a wall On a stick
Meet A person With an accident
Part From a person With a thing
Play Cricket Upon harmonium
Put up At a place With a person
Quarrel With a person Over a thing
Retire From business To bed
Slow Of speech At a business
Stare At a person A person in the face
Suffer From fever For follies
Sympathize With a person In his sorrows
Thankful To a person For a thing
Useful To a person For a purpose
Supply A person Something to a person

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