Prepositions
@allknowing (137781)
India
April 13, 2023 10:21pm CST
A search on the Net told me there are more than 150 prepositions in the English language and most commonly used are
above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with and within.
My command of the English language is pretty good both in terms of grammar and spelling and when it comes to spelling sometimes there is that red line to depend on but when it comes to using prepositions I get stumped sometimes.
Is it ride on a boat or in a boat?
What mistakes do you ,make?
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Apr 23
I avoid making mistakes. If I am not sure, I research then speak.
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
15 Apr 23
@RebeccasFarm No one can claim they are perfect
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Apr 23
@allknowing Course I am quite capable of making many mistakes
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@LadyDuck (472081)
• Switzerland
14 Apr 23
Riding in a boar or on a boat? For what I remember from school, if the boat is very small and does not have a deck (like a rowing boat) then it's “in”. If it is a large boat with a deck it's “on”. English may be tricky and I have often to think twice, thing that I do not do when I type comments here. I know I make mistakes.
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
14 Apr 23
myLot tolerates everything and so we are lazy to correct ourselves (lol)
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@LadyDuck (472081)
• Switzerland
14 Apr 23
@allknowing Exactly and the guidelines say that we cannot criticize people for using bad English.
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
14 Apr 23
Specially at myLot - everything is allowed (lol)
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
14 Apr 23
I was very good in grammar and secured high marks and yet I get confused
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
14 Apr 23
I always quote that whenever I refer to the language (lol)
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
14 Apr 23
No matter how well versed one is there is no one who can say they are one hundred percent accurate.
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@Deepizzaguy (104150)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Apr 23
I usually make the error of the term riding on a boat instead riding in a boat.
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@allknowing (137781)
• India
14 Apr 23
That is just a tip of the ice berg. There are many that are confusing . English after all is a funny language (lol)
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
14 Apr 23
I have made several mistakes and whenever I know them I quickly learn not to forget again
