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Common Preposition Errors

Prepositions intermediate medium

The most frequently misused prepositions.

Prepositions — Time, place and direction prepositions.

Rules

1. married to (not "married with"): She is married to Ravi. 2. good at (not "good in"): He is good at chess. 3. interested in (not "interested for"). 4. depend on, listen to, afraid of, proud of, angry with (person) / angry at (thing). 5. insist on, succeed in, capable of, consist of, prevent from. 6. arrive at (small place) / arrive in (city/country). 7. discuss (no preposition): discuss the matter (not "discuss about"). 8. since vs for; in vs on vs at (see dedicated topics).

Explanation

Prepositions after verbs/adjectives are fixed — learn them as chunks: married to, good at, depend on, listen to.

हिंदी में

कई verbs/adjectives के साथ निश्चित preposition आता है — married to, good at, interested in, depend on। इन्हें एक साथ याद करें।

Examples

She is married to my cousin. — उसकी शादी मेरे चचेरे भाई से हुई है।
We discussed the plan at length. — हमने योजना पर विस्तार से चर्चा की।

Common Mistakes

{"mistake":"We discussed about the issue.","correction":"We discussed the issue.","note":"\"discuss\" takes no preposition."}
{"mistake":"He is married with her.","correction":"He is married to her.","note":"Fixed: married to."}

Practice Questions

Q1. Find the error: "I congratulated him for his success."

Answer: for

💡 'Congratulate someone on something'.

Q2. Find the error: "She is afraid from snakes."

Answer: from

💡 'Afraid of snakes' is correct.

Q3. Find the error: "He was angry on me."

Answer: on

💡 'Angry with' a person.

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Topic	Level	What it covers
To / From	elementary	To for destination; from for origin.
Into / In	intermediate	In for position; into for movement to the inside.
In / On / At	elementary	The three most common time and place prepositions.
By / With	intermediate	By = doer/means/transport; with = instrument/tool.
Between / Among	intermediate	Between for two; among for more than two.