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GrAmMaR m!sTaKeS...SaY & DoN't sAy..

Date: Oct 26 2007

Topic: Grammar

Author: BaRbIcAn88

Lesson

==== afraid of, not from ====
don’t say: the girl is afraid from the dog.
Say: the girl is afraid of the dog


==== arrive at, not to ====
don’t say: we arrived to the village at night.
Say: we arrived at the village at night.


==== ashamed of, not from ====
don’t say: He is now ashamed from his conduct.
Say: : He is now ashamed of his conduct.


==== consist of, not from ====
Don’t say: a year consist from 12 months.
Say: a year consist of 12 months.


==== covered with, not by ====
Don’t say: the mountains are covered by snow.
Say: the mountains are covered with snow


==== cure of, not from ====
Don’t say: the man was cured from his illness.
Say: the man was cured of his illness.


==== Confidence in, not on, and not to ====
Don’t say: I have great confidence on/to him.
Say: I have great confidence in him.


==== Get rid of, not from ====
Don’t say: I shall be glad to get rid from him.
Say: I shall be glad to get rid of him.


==== good at, not in ====
don’t say : my brother is good in mathematics.
Say: my brother is good mathematics.
Also we say: bad at, clever at, weak at, quick at, slow at, ..etc


==== look at, not to ====
Don’t say: look to this beautiful picture.
Say: look at this beautiful picture.

==== jealous of, not from ====
don’t say: he is very jealous from his brother.
Say: he is very jealous of his brother.


==== take by, not from ====
don’t say: he took his brother from the hand.
Say: he took his brother by the hand.


==== write in ink, not with ink ====
don’t say: I have written the letter with ink.
Say: I have written the letter in ink




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SÉRGIO

SÉRGIO

Brazil

It’s very useful…

10:12 AM May 17 2008 |

bhernz

Philippines

.,.thanx for your lessons.,.this is really helpful.,.

.,.thanx.,.!Smile

05:30 AM May 15 2008 |

Bibiii

Bibiii

Panama

SmileBarbicaan88 thanks thanks and thanks you are really quick-witted and i appreciated the way you show us this grammar lesson. So important the dynamics of your teaching

 

Thanks for sharing us your notes…and please please give us another grammar class..say a lot of them pleaseeeeeeeeee

 

Bibiii best regards from the beautiful country of Panama Central America

08:23 PM May 14 2008 |

Bibiii

Bibiii

Panama

Would you please make another grammar lesson using the same metodology you used in this lesson
thanks a lot
best regards from Panama, Central America

08:19 PM May 14 2008 |

monserratt

Mexico

thanks a lot!

grammar mistakes is awesome!Smile

08:18 PM May 14 2008 |

monserratt

Mexico

this thing is awesome!

this really helps me don´t make grammar mistakes!

Thanks a lot!Tongue out

08:11 PM May 14 2008 |

monserratt

Mexico

grammar mistakes …. say & don´t say… is awesome!!!!!

is very helpful to learn what to say & don´t say .

08:08 PM May 14 2008 |

Fatim

Fatim

Pakistan

superb it seems very help ful

07:27 PM May 14 2008 |

EMINESHA

EMINESHA

Russian Federation

thank you a lot))))Winki realy need your lessons^)))))

04:49 PM May 14 2008 |

se-jin

China

thanks

 

08:49 AM May 14 2008 |

monserratt

Mexico

thanks this lessons are very important to meSmile

06:24 PM May 13 2008 |

monserratt

Mexico

thanks a lot this is very  helpful to me!     Smile

06:22 PM May 13 2008 |

fares_3323

fares_3323

Saudi Arabia

thanks a lot

it's very helpful

12:40 PM May 13 2008 |

nyitnyit

nyitnyit

Indonesia

it's very useful
thanks for posting the list

PS. rather hard to read the list, though. :-)
might be better if the list is written in normal font instead of bold.

10:00 AM May 13 2008 |

christina20

Lebanon

it's really wonderful lesson ..thanxSmile

06:20 AM May 13 2008 |

jbaiz

Colombia

fine!! thanks!!

03:22 PM May 12 2008 |

merwenoor

Turkey

thaks a lot it is great

01:13 PM May 12 2008 |

yenfenwang168

Taiwan

This is helpful.thanks a million.

01:05 AM May 12 2008 |

China

  It's very good!!! thank you~~

05:12 AM May 11 2008 |

Jrafsolo

El Salvador

very good thanks

09:32 PM May 10 2008 |

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