Common mistakes with unnecessary prepositions

Answer (= reply to).

❌Don't say: Please answer to my question.

✔️Say: Please answer my question.

Approach (= come near to).

❌Don't say: Don't approach to that house.

✔️Say: Don't approach that house.

Ask (= put a question to).

❌Don't say: I asked to the teacher about it.

✔️Say: I asked the teacher about it.

Attack (= go and fight against).

❌Don't say: They attacked against the enemy.

✔️Say: They attacked the enemy.

Comprise (= consist of).

❌Don't say: The book comprises of five chapters.

✔️Say: The book comprises five chapters.

Or: 

✔️The book is comprised of five chapters.

Enter (= go into).

❌Don't say: We entered into the classroom.

✔️Say: We entered the classroom.

Finish (= come to the end of).

❌Don't say: I've finished from my work.

✔️Say: I've finished my work.

Leave (= depart from).

❌Don't say: Brian left from England last week.

✔️Say: Brian left England last week.

Obey (= act according to).

❌Don't say: We should obey to our teachers.

✔️Say: We should obey our teachers.

Allow (to) or let (= give permission to).

❌Don't say: The driver allowed/let to John (to) sit in the

front seat.

✔️Say: The driver allowed/let John (to) sit in the front

seat.

Tell (= say to).

❌Don't say: I told to him to come at once.

✔️Say: I told him to come at once.

Behind (= at the back of).

❌Don't say: Edward hid behind of a large tree.

✔️Say: Edward hid behind a large tree.

Inside (= in the interior of).

❌Don't say: The boys went inside of the room.

✔️Say: The boys went inside the room.

Outside (= on the exterior of).

❌Don't say: They stood outside of the door.

✔️Say: They stood outside the door.

Round (= on all sides of).

❌Don't say: The earth goes round of the sun.

✔️Say: The earth goes round the sun.

Reach (= arrive at).

❌Don't say: We reached at the school early.

✔️Say: We reached the school early.

Resemble (= be similar to).

❌Don't say: Does she resemble to her father?

✔️Say: Does she resemble her father?

👆Common mistakes with unnecessary prepositions👆

❌Don't say: The pupil gave his exam.

✔️Say: The pupil took his exam.

To be right or wrong, not to have right or wrong.

❌Don't say: You've right or You've wrong.

✔️Say: You're right or You're wrong.

To be busy, not to have work.

❌Don't say: I have much work this morning.

✔️Say: I'm very busy this morning.

It's cold, etc., not it has cold, etc.

❌Don't say: It has cold this winter.

✔️Say: It's cold this winter.

Go for a walk, not make a walk.

❌Don't say: We made a walk along the river.

✔️Say: We went for a walk along the river.

Go for a ride on a bicycle, etc., not go for a walk on a bicycle, etc.

❌Don't say: We went for a walk on our bicycles.

✔️Say: We went for a ride on our bicycles.

Mount or get on a horse, etc. not ride a horse, etc.

❌Don't say: Peter rode his horse and went home.

✔️Say: Peter got on his horse and rode home.

Dismount or get off a horse, etc., not come down from a horse, etc.

❌Don't say: They came down from their horses.

✔️Say: They got off their horses.

Go on foot, not go with the feet.

❌Don't say: Shall we go there with the feet?

✔️Say: Shall we go there on foot?

Take or have a shower, not make a shower.

❌Don't say: I make a shower every morning.

✔️Say: I take a shower every morning. Or:

✔️I have a shower every morning.

Ask a question, not make a question.

❌Don't say: Naomi made me several questions.

✔️Say: Naomi asked me several questions.

Take an hour, not need an hour, etc.

❌Don't say: I'll need an hour to do that.

✔️Say: It'll take me an hour to do that.

Give a discount, not make a discount.

❌Don't say: He made me a small discount.

✔️Say: He gave me a small discount.

Common Mistakes with English expressions👆

English language: Common Mistakes👇

Ask for a thing, not ask a thing.

❌Don't say: She came and asked my book.

✔️Say: She came and asked for my book.

Dispose/get rid of a thing, not dispose/get rid a thing. 

❌Don't say: He'll dispose/get rid all his property.

‌✔️Say: He'll dispose/get rid of all his property.

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Dream of a thing, not dream a thing.

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❌Don't say: Young men dream glory and riches.

✔️Say: Young men dream of glory and riches.

Explain to a h t, not explain a person.

❌Don't say: She explained me the matter.

✔️Say: She e explainreedr rtbg hai to r the matter to me.

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Knock at the door, not knock the door. 

❌Don't say: Who is knocking the door?

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✔️Say: Who is knocking at the door?

Listen to a person or thing, not listen a person or thing.

❌Don't say: They were listening the music.

✔️Say: They were listening to the music.

Pay for a thing, not pay a thing.

❌Don't say: How much did you pay the book?

✔️Say: How much did you pay for the book?