✅Ways to say “For example.
📕For instance
📘Pretend that
📕As proof
📘Imagine
📕Let's say
📘To illustrate
📕Such as
📘Especially
📕Suppose that
📘Especially
📕To give you an idea
📘To show you what I mean
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📕For instance
📘Pretend that
📕As proof
📘Imagine
📕Let's say
📘To illustrate
📕Such as
📘Especially
📕Suppose that
📘Especially
📕To give you an idea
📘To show you what I mean
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To and At.
🔵To.
❌Don't say: We come at school every morning,
✔️Say: We come to school every morning.
🔵At.
❌Don't say: Someone is standing to the door.
✔️Say: Someone is standing at the door.
🔵To.
❌Don't say: We come at school every morning,
✔️Say: We come to school every morning.
🔵At.
❌Don't say: Someone is standing to the door.
✔️Say: Someone is standing at the door.
To and Till.
🔵To.
❌Don't say: We walked till the river and back.
✔️Say: We walked to the river and back.
🔵Till.
❌Don't say: I'll stay here to next month.
✔️Say: I'll stay here till next month.
🔵To.
❌Don't say: We walked till the river and back.
✔️Say: We walked to the river and back.
🔵Till.
❌Don't say: I'll stay here to next month.
✔️Say: I'll stay here till next month.
In and At.
🔵In.
❌Don't say: Liam has a flat at Paris.
✔️Say: Liam has a flat in Paris.
🔵At.
❌Don't say: My mother is staying in 66 Argyle Street.
✔️Say: My mother is staying at 66 Argyle Street.
🔵In.
❌Don't say: Liam has a flat at Paris.
✔️Say: Liam has a flat in Paris.
🔵At.
❌Don't say: My mother is staying in 66 Argyle Street.
✔️Say: My mother is staying at 66 Argyle Street.
In and Into.
🔵In.
❌Don't say: Gemma spent all the day into her room.
✔️Say: Gemma spent all the day in her room.
🔵Into.
❌Don't say: Richard came in the room and sat down.
✔️Say: Richard came into the room and sat down.
🔵In.
❌Don't say: Gemma spent all the day into her room.
✔️Say: Gemma spent all the day in her room.
🔵Into.
❌Don't say: Richard came in the room and sat down.
✔️Say: Richard came into the room and sat down.
On, At, In. (Time.)
🔵On.
❌Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
🔵At.
❌Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.
✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
🔵In.
❌Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
🔵On.
❌Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
🔵At.
❌Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.
✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
🔵In.
❌Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
For and At. (Price.)
🔵For.
❌Don't say: I bought a book at fifty pence.
✔️Say: I bought a book for fifty pence.
🔵At.
❌Don't say: I can't buy it for such a high price.
✔️Say: I can't buy it at such a high price.
🔵For.
❌Don't say: I bought a book at fifty pence.
✔️Say: I bought a book for fifty pence.
🔵At.
❌Don't say: I can't buy it for such a high price.
✔️Say: I can't buy it at such a high price.
Between and Among.
🔵Between.
❌Don't say: There was a fight among two boys.
✔️Say: There was a fight between two boys.
🔵Among.
❌Don't say: Divide the apple between you three.
✔️Say: Divide the apple among you three.
🔵Between.
❌Don't say: There was a fight among two boys.
✔️Say: There was a fight between two boys.
🔵Among.
❌Don't say: Divide the apple between you three.
✔️Say: Divide the apple among you three.
Beside.
❌Don't say: Charlie was standing just besides me.
✔️Say: Charlie was standing just beside me.
❌Don't say: Charlie was standing just besides me.
✔️Say: Charlie was standing just beside me.
Except for Besides/As well as.
❌Don't say: I have other books except these.
✔️Say: I have other books besides/as well as these (= in addition to these).
❌Don't say: I have other books except these.
✔️Say: I have other books besides/as well as these (= in addition to these).
By for With.
❌Don't say: The man shot the bird by a gun.
✔️Say: The man shot the bird with a gun.
❌Don't say: The man shot the bird by a gun.
✔️Say: The man shot the bird with a gun.
From for By.
❌Don't say: Mary' was punished from her father.
✔️Say: Mary was punished by her father.
❌Don't say: Mary' was punished from her father.
✔️Say: Mary was punished by her father.
From for Of or In.
❌Don't say: He's the tallest from all the boys.
✔️Say: He's the tallest of all the boys.
Or:
✔️He's the tallest boy in the class.
❌Don't say: He's the tallest from all the boys.
✔️Say: He's the tallest of all the boys.
Or:
✔️He's the tallest boy in the class.
For for About.
❌Don't say: The teacher spoke for bad habits,
✔️Say: The teacher spoke about bad habits.
❌Don't say: The teacher spoke for bad habits,
✔️Say: The teacher spoke about bad habits.
Since for For.
❌Don't say: She's lived here since two years.
✔️Say: She's lived here for two years.
❌Don't say: She's lived here since two years.
✔️Say: She's lived here for two years.
From for Since.
❌Don't say: Ian's been ill from last Friday.
✔️Say: Ian's been ill since last Friday.
❌Don't say: Ian's been ill from last Friday.
✔️Say: Ian's been ill since last Friday.
After for In.
❌Don't say: I may be able to go after a week.
✔️Say: I may be able to go in a week.
Or:
✔️I may be able to go in a week's time.
❌Don't say: I may be able to go after a week.
✔️Say: I may be able to go in a week.
Or:
✔️I may be able to go in a week's time.
In for Within.
❌Don't say: I'll come back in an hour - if you mean before the end of an hour.
✔️Say: I'll come back within an hour.
❌Don't say: I'll come back in an hour - if you mean before the end of an hour.
✔️Say: I'll come back within an hour.
The meaning of
🍃under the weather🍃.
When someone is under the weather, it means that the person:
📍is slightly ill.
📍feels a little sick.
📍doesn’t feel well.
You can begin this English idiom with:
📌BE under the weather OR
📌FEEL under the weather.
⚠️Example sentences
⭕️I feel a little under the weather so I don’t think I’ll go out tonight.
⭕️He didn’t go to work today as he was a little under the weather.
⭕️It is hard to get the job done when you are under the weather.
⭕️Mary is a little under the weather. I hope she feels better soon.
🍃under the weather🍃.
When someone is under the weather, it means that the person:
📍is slightly ill.
📍feels a little sick.
📍doesn’t feel well.
You can begin this English idiom with:
📌BE under the weather OR
📌FEEL under the weather.
⚠️Example sentences
⭕️I feel a little under the weather so I don’t think I’ll go out tonight.
⭕️He didn’t go to work today as he was a little under the weather.
⭕️It is hard to get the job done when you are under the weather.
⭕️Mary is a little under the weather. I hope she feels better soon.
Common mistakes 💥
⛔️ Misuse of the infinitive: Use the gerund (not the infinitive)
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✴️ Stop + -ing
❌ The wind has almost stopped to blow.
✅ The wind has almost stopped blowing.
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✴️ Busy + -ing
❌ He was busy to revise the exams.
✅ He was busy revising for the exams.
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✴️ (be) Worth + -ing
❌ Is today's film worth to see?
✅ Is today's film worth seeing?
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✴️ Have difficulty in + -ing
❌ She has no difficulty to do it.
✅️ She has no difficulty in doing it.
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⛔️ Misuse of the infinitive: Use the gerund (not the infinitive)
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✴️ Stop + -ing
❌ The wind has almost stopped to blow.
✅ The wind has almost stopped blowing.
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✴️ Busy + -ing
❌ He was busy to revise the exams.
✅ He was busy revising for the exams.
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✴️ (be) Worth + -ing
❌ Is today's film worth to see?
✅ Is today's film worth seeing?
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✴️ Have difficulty in + -ing
❌ She has no difficulty to do it.
✅️ She has no difficulty in doing it.
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