کاربرد حرف اضافه اشتباه

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استفاده نادرست حرف اضافه:

اشتباهات اغلب با به کار بردن حرف اضافه غلط بعد از کلمات معین رخ می دهند.

فهرست زیر شامل کلماتی می باشد که اغلب درد سر ساز می باشند:

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[wptabcontent]38. Guilty of, not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: He was found guilty for murder.
Say: He was found guilty of murder [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]39.  Independent  of,  not  from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say:  Clare's independent from  her parents.
Say:  Clare's independent of her parents.

Note: We say dependent on : A child is dependent on its parents. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]40.  Indifferent  to,  not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: They're  indifferent  for  politics.
Say:  They're  indifferent  to  politics. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]41. Insist on, not to.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: He always insisted to his opinion.
Say: He always insisted on his opinion.

Note:  Persist  takes  in:  He persisted in his silly Ideas. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]42. Interested in,  not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say:  She's not  interested for  her work.
Say: She's  not interested in her work.

Note:  Also tak e  an  interest  in :  She  takes a  great  interest  in  music. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]43. Jealous  of,  not from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: He's very jealous from his brother.
Say: He's very jealous of his  brother. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]44. Leave for a place, not to a place.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: They're leaving to England soon.
Say: They're leaving for England soon.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]45. Live  on,  not from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: He lives from his brother's money.
Say: He lives on his brother's money.

Note:  Feed  on:  Some birds  feed on  insects. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]46. Look at, not  to.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Look to this  beautiful picture.
Say: Look at this beautiful picture.
Note: Also gaze at ,  stare at ,  etc.  But:  look after
 (= take care of) ;  look for
(= try to  find);  look over (= examine);  look into
 (= examine closely); look  on
or upon (= consider);  look dow n on (=  have a  low opinion  of) ,  look up to
(=  respect);  look out for (=  expect);  look forwar d to
 (= expect wit h  pleasure);
look to (=  rely on) [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]47.  Married to,  not  with.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Angela was married with a  rich man.
Say:  Angela was married to a rich man.

Note :  Also  engage d  to :  Sally was  engaged to  Peter  for a year 
before  they got married. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]48.  Opposite to,  not from[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Their house is  opposite from ours.
Say:  Their house is opposite to ours.

Note : Opposit e ours is also correct.
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[wptabcontent]49.  Pass by a place,  not from a place.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Will you  pass  from  the  post-office?
Say: Will you pass by the post-office?

Note:  Also pass th e post-office is correct. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]50.  Play for a team, not with a  team.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: He  plays  regularly with  that team.
Say:  He plays regularly for that team. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]51.  Pleased  with,  not from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: The teacher is  pleased from me.
Say: The  teacher  is  pleased  with  me.

Note:  We  say please d at or pleased wit h  if an  abstract noun
  or a clause follows :. They  were  pleased at  (or  with)  what 
 he  said;. They  were  pleased at (or  with)  her  results. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]52.  Popular  with,  not  among.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: John's  popular among  his friends.
Say: John's popular with his friends. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]53.  Prefer  to,  not from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: I prefer a blue pen from a  red one.
Say: I prefer a blue pen to a red one.

Note:  Also  preferabl e  to:  This  car  is preferable  to  my old one. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]54. Preside at or over, not in.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Who presided  in the  last  meeting?
Say: Who presided at (or over) the last meeting? [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]55.  Proud  of,  not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say:  He's very proud for his promotion.
Say: He's very proud of his promotion.

Note: We say take (a) pride in A craftsman takes a pride in his work .
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]56. Rejoice at or in, not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: We  rejoiced for  her success.
Say: We rejoiced at (or in) her success. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]57. Related to,  not  with.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Are you related with  Simon  in any way?
Say:  Are you  related to Simon in any way?
Note: Also relation to: Is he any relation to you? [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]58.  Repent  of,  not from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: He  repented from his  crime.
Say: He repented of his crime.Note: Repentance takes for: He fee/5 repentance for his sin.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]59. Satisfied  with,  not from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Are  you  satisfied from  your marks?
Say: Are  you  satisfied with  your marks?

Note: Also content with, delighted with, unhappy with, happy with 
, displeased with, dissatisfied with, disgusted with. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]60.  Similar to,  not with.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't  say: Your house is similar with mine.
Say: Your house is similar to mine. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]61.  Sit at a desk etc., not on a desk etc.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: The  bank manager was sitting on his desk.
Say: The  bank manager was sitting at his desk.

Note: Also sit at a table. But on a chair, on a bench, on a sofa,
 etc.; in an arm-chair, in a tree or up a tree. A bird 
sometimes perches {= sits) on a tree. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]62. Spend  on,  not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: I spend a  lot of time for my computer.
Say: I spend a lot of time on my computer.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]63. Succeed in,  not  at.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: I  hope he'll succeed at his work.
Say: I hope he'll succeed in his work.

Note: A person succeeds to a property, a title, or an office: Queen Elizabeth II
succeeded to the throne in 1952. Also one person can succeed another. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]64.  Superior to,  not from  or  than.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: This is superior from  (or than)  that.
Say: This is superior to that.

Note: Also inferior to, junior to, senior to, subsequent to, prior to. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]65.  Sure  of,  not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say:  I'm  quite  sure  for her honesty.
Say: I'm quite sure of her honesty.

Note: Also certain of: I am quite certain of it [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]66.  Surprised at or by, not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Harold  was surprised for the  loud  bang.
Say: Harold  was surprised at/by the  loud bang.

Note: Also astonished at/by, amazed at/by, alarmed at/by, puzzled at/by, shocked at/by


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[wptabcontent]67.  Suspect  of,  not for.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: I suspect Kate  for stealing the pen.
Say: I suspect Kate of stealing the pen.

Note: Also suspicious of: Dogs are suspicious of strangers.
 [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]68. Take  by,  not from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say:  Robert took his  brother  from  the  hand.
Say: Robert took his  brother by the hand.

Note: Also: hold by, catch by, seize by, snatch by, grasp by. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]69. Tie to,  not on.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say:The girl tied  the string  on  the  kite.
Say:  The girl tied the string to the  kite.

Note: Also bind to: The prisoner was bound to the stake. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]70. Tired  of,  not from.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: The boys are tired  from  eating boiled eggs.
Say: The  boys are tired of eating boiled eggs. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]71. Translate into, not to.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: Translate this passage to  English.
Say: Translate this passage into English. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]72. Tremble with cold, etc , not from cold, etc.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: The man was  trembling from  cold.
Say:The. man  was trembling with  cold.

Note: Also shake with and shiver with: The thief was shaking with fear. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]73. Warn  (a person)  of danger, not about danger.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: They were warned  about  the  danger.
Say: They were warned of the danger.

Note 1: Use warn about for specific things: They warned us about the bumps in the road.
Note 2: We warn a person against a fault: His teacher warned him against
breaking the rules.
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[wptabcontent]74.  Write in ink, not with ink.[/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent] Don't say: I've written the  letter with ink.
Say: I've written the letter in ink.
Note: We use in when we are referring to the final work: The drawing was
done in charcoal. Dora writes her letters in green ink. When we are referring
 to the instrument used we use with: The children are learning to write with a
pen. Helen prefers to paint with a thin brush. [/wptabcontent]
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