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- 'Isn't he the best player in the Hockey Eleven ?' - 'Of course, he is'. (wrong)
- 'Isn't he the best player in the Hockey Eleven ?' - 'Certainly, he is'. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'Of course' should be used only in the context of an inevitable consequence.
- He bore cheerfully his miseries. (wrong)
- He bore his miseries cheerfully. (correct)
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- Explanation : In the case of a transitive verb, use the adverb after the object.
- He is too polite. (wrong)
- He is too polite to be unkind to anyone. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'He is too polite' is incomplete. 'Too polite' for what ? Too means 'excessively', 'to a higher degree than is desirable'.
- The spectators left the theatre by and by. (wrong)
- The spectators left the theatre one by one. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'By and by' means 'eventually', and not 'one by one'.
- I shall be back just now. (wrong)
- I shall be back presently. (correct)
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- Explanation : Just now means 'at the present time' whereas 'presently' means 'after a short time' or 'soon'.
- This morning I got up lately. (wrong)
- This morning I got up late. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'Lately' is not the opposite of 'early' ('early' has the opposite 'late'). 'Lately' means 'not long ago', 'recently'.
- I never met him today. (wrong)
- I did not meet him today. (correct)
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- Explanation : 'Never' means 'not ever', except when used for very strong emphasis.
- Please write your names with ink. (wrong)
- Please write your names in ink. (correct)
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- Explanation : Always say 'write in chalk', 'write in pencil', etc., but 'write with a pen'.
- He caught the thief from the hand. (wrong)
- He caught the thief by the hand. (correct)
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- Explanation : Similarly, say 'seize', hold, or take by the hand.
- He is sitting on his table. (wrong)
- He is sitting at his table. (correct)
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- Explanation : Also, 'sit at a piano', 'sit at one's desk', but 'sit on a bench', 'sit on a sofa'.
- Why do you now repent from your misdeeds ? (wrong)
- Why do you now repent of your misdeeds ? (correct)
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- Explanation : Repent of (something) is an idiomatic expression; i.e., only 'of' is used in this context.
Shared by Bhargav Gupta Yechuri
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