Common mistakes in English- CSEET and competitive exams
- Artha Institute of Management
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min read
Go for a walk, not make a walk.
Don't say: We made a walk along the river.
Say: We went for a walk along the river
2. Go for a ride on a bicycle, etc., not go for a walk on a bicycle, etc.
Don't say: We went for a walk on our bicycles.
Say: We went for a ride on our bicycles.
3. Dismount or get off a horse, etc., not come down from a horse, etc.
Don't say: They came down from their horses.
Say: They got off their horses.
4. Mount or get on a horse, etc. not ride a horse, etc.
Don't say: Peter rode his horse and went home.
Say: Peter got on his horse and rode home.
5. Go on foot, not go with the feet.
Don't say: Shall we go there with the feet?
Say: Shall we go there on foot?
6. Take or have a shower, not make a shower.
Don't say: I make a shower every morning.
Say: I take a shower every morning. Or:
  I have a shower every morning.
7. Ask a question, not make a question.
Don't say: Naomi made me several questions.
Say: Naomi asked me several questions.
8. Take an hour, not need an hour, etc.
Don't say: I'll need an hour to do that.
Say: It'll take me an hour to do that.
9. Give a discount, not make a discount.
Don't say: He made me a small discount.
Say: He gave me a small discount.
10. Ask for a thing, not ask a thing.
Don't say: She came and asked my book.
Say: She came and asked for my book.
11. Dispose/get rid of a thing, not dispose/get rid a thing.Â
Don't say: He'll dispose/get rid all his property.
Say: He'll dispose/get rid of all his property.
12. Dream of a thing, not dream a thing.
Don't say: Young men dream glory and riches.
Say: Young men dream of glory and riches.
13. Explain to a person, not explain a person.
Don't say: She explained me the matter.
Say: She explained the matter to me.
14. Pay for a thing, not pay a thing.
Don't say: How much did you pay the book?
Say: How much did you pay for the book?
15. Knock at the door, not knock the door.Â
Don't say: Who is knocking the door?
Say: Who is knocking at the door?
16. Remind a person of something, not remind a person something.
Don't say: Please remind me that later.
Say: Please remind me of that later.
17. Remind a person of something, not remind a person something.
Don't say: Please remind me that later.
Say: Please remind me of that later.
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