myself vs me || accidently or accidentally|| subject joined with or and nor || prophesy vs prophecy|| proved or proven || ashamed from or ashamed of || believe to or believe in || charged of or charged with|| covered by or covered with|| divided in vs divided into|| guilty for or guilty of ||
1.
Wrong- The car is for myself. ✘
Right- The car is for me. ✔
Explanation:
Write me instead of myself. A reflexive pronoun is not used after a preposition. Here "for" is a preposition.
2.
Wrong- I accidently met her in a market. ✘
Right- I accidentally met her in a market. ✔
Explanation:
Accidentally is the correct spelling.
Not accidently.
3.
Wrong- My servants or my wife walk with my dogs. ✘
Right- My servants or my wife walks with my dogs. ✔
Explanation:
If two subjects are joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the subject that is closer to it.
4.
Wrong- The prophesy of the saint is true. ✘
Right- The prophecy of the saint is true. ✔
Explanation:
The word "prophecy" of "c" is a noun; the word "prophesy" of "s" is a verb.
5.
Wrong- Scientists have proved answer to the problem. ✘
Right- Scientists have proven answer to the problem. ✔
Explanation:
Here, we need adjective form of verb "prove".
Proved is a past form of verb prove.
Proven is an adjective form.
6.
Wrong- Boys are ashamed from their act. ✘
Right- Boys are ashamed of their act. ✔
Explanation:
Correct form is ashamed of.
Don't use ashamed from.
Ashamed means "feeling shame or guilt about something".
7.
Wrong- We should believe to God. ✘
Right- We should believe in God. ✔
Explanation:
To believe in means "to have faith in".
To believe (without the in) means "to consider something true": My wife believe everything I say.
8.
Wrong- She was charged of murder. ✘
Right- She was charged with murder. ✔
Explanation:
charge somebody with or with doing something means to accuse somebody formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court.
Wrong- The mountains are covered by snow. ✘
Right- The mountains are covered with/in snow. ✔
Explanation:
The right way of writing is covered "with" or in". Not "covered by".
10.
Wrong- He divided his birthday cake in four parts. ✘
Right- He divided his birthday cake into four parts. ✔
Explanation:
A thing may be divided in half or in two, but more than that (three or four parts) we write "divided into three or four parts"; for two parts, use "in", and for more than two parts, use "into".
11.
Wrong- He was found guilty for corruption. ✘
Right- He was found guilty of corruption. ✔
Explanation:
Guilty of is correct.
Don't write guilty for.
1.
Wrong- The car is for myself. ✘
Right- The car is for me. ✔
Explanation:
Write me instead of myself. A reflexive pronoun is not used after a preposition. Here "for" is a preposition.
2.
Wrong- I accidently met her in a market. ✘
Right- I accidentally met her in a market. ✔
Explanation:
Accidentally is the correct spelling.
Not accidently.
3.
Wrong- My servants or my wife walk with my dogs. ✘
Right- My servants or my wife walks with my dogs. ✔
Explanation:
If two subjects are joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the subject that is closer to it.
4.
Wrong- The prophesy of the saint is true. ✘
Right- The prophecy of the saint is true. ✔
Explanation:
The word "prophecy" of "c" is a noun; the word "prophesy" of "s" is a verb.
5.
Wrong- Scientists have proved answer to the problem. ✘
Right- Scientists have proven answer to the problem. ✔
Explanation:
Here, we need adjective form of verb "prove".
Proved is a past form of verb prove.
Proven is an adjective form.
6.
Wrong- Boys are ashamed from their act. ✘
Right- Boys are ashamed of their act. ✔
Explanation:
Correct form is ashamed of.
Don't use ashamed from.
Ashamed means "feeling shame or guilt about something".
7.
Wrong- We should believe to God. ✘
Right- We should believe in God. ✔
Explanation:
To believe in means "to have faith in".
To believe (without the in) means "to consider something true": My wife believe everything I say.
8.
Wrong- She was charged of murder. ✘
Right- She was charged with murder. ✔
Explanation:
charge somebody with or with doing something means to accuse somebody formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court.
- charge of is wrong phrase.
Wrong- The mountains are covered by snow. ✘
Right- The mountains are covered with/in snow. ✔
Explanation:
The right way of writing is covered "with" or in". Not "covered by".
10.
Wrong- He divided his birthday cake in four parts. ✘
Right- He divided his birthday cake into four parts. ✔
Explanation:
A thing may be divided in half or in two, but more than that (three or four parts) we write "divided into three or four parts"; for two parts, use "in", and for more than two parts, use "into".
11.
Wrong- He was found guilty for corruption. ✘
Right- He was found guilty of corruption. ✔
Explanation:
Guilty of is correct.
Don't write guilty for.
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