2.4. ERRORS IN PREPOSITIONS- MISUING PREPOSITIONS AFTER ADJECTIVES,...

3.2.4. ERRORS IN PREPOSITIONS

- Misuing prepositions after adjectives, verbs, or in idioms

Ex. The boy apologised the woman of breaking her window.

A B C D

The correct answer is B (of => for) because the structure “to apologise sb for”

- Lack of prepositions

Ex. According experts 60,000 cubic feet of earth was thrown into the air in the

ABCD explosion of Mount St. Helen.

The correct answer is A (According => According to)

- Excess prepositions

Ex. Most of people learn English for their jobs.

The correct answer is A (Most of =>Most)