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- Is this water fit to drinking ? (wrong)
- Is this water fit for drinking ? (correct)
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- Explanation : Fit means 'suitable' and is followed by 'for'.
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- He ran over the street in a hurry. (wrong)
- He ran across the street in a hurry. (correct)
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- Explanation : Run across means 'pass quickly from one side to the other' whereas run over (in this context of driving) means 'to knock a person down and pass over his body'.
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- When I saw him, he was shivering by cold. (wrong)
- When I saw him, he was shivering with cold. (correct)
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- Explanation : To shiver means 'to shake uncontrollably as a result of being cold (frightened or excited)'. It is followed by with.
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- You must pay the fine by a week. (wrong)
- You must pay the fine within a week. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'Within a week' draws the boundary of time while 'by a week' does not. 'By' indicates the dead line of a particular time period.
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- The candle will not be able to last by the night. (wrong)
- The candle will not be able to last through the night. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'By' indicates a period within which something happens; 'through' suggests continuing in time towards completion of a process.
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- He is suffering with cough. (wrong)
- He is suffering from cough. (correct)
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- Explanation : To suffer from means 'to be afflicted by a disease'. It is a phrasal expression.
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- I purchased this furniture in an auction. (wrong)
- I purchased this furniture at an auction. (correct)
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- Explanation : At indicates 'a point of location' in an area. The latter is not intended here.
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- There was no cash by him. (wrong)
- There was no cash on him. (correct)
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- Explanation : To have cash on someone is an idiomatic expression, it is fixed.
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- It is among you and me. (wrong)
- It is between you and me. (correct)
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- Explanation : When something involves two parties, we use 'between'. 'Among' is used for three or more.
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- What is the time in your watch ? (wrong)
- What is the time by your watch ? (correct)
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- Explanation : 'By one's watch' is an invariable idiomatic expression.
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- The pillow is upon the bed. (wrong)
- The pillow is on the bed. (correct)
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- Explanation : Both on and upon suggest the same position but upon is used in only formal contexts.
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