Quick help: Prepositions and idiomatic expressions

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Incorrect example sentence: The farmers go to market in Wednesday. Explanation: The preposition “in” is incorrect before “Wednesday.”

Correct example sentence: The farmers go to market on Wednesday. Explanation: The preposition “on” is correct before “Wednesday.”

Get help with prepositions showing time and place.

Incorrect example sentence: We are dedicated to help the poor. Explanation: The base form of the verb “help” is incorrect following “to” in this sentence.

Correct example sentence: We are dedicated to helping the poor. Explanation: The -ing form “helping” is correct following “to.”

Get help with nouns (and -ing forms) after prepositions.

Incorrect example sentence: Paula is married with John. Explanation: The preposition “with” is incorrect after “married.”

Correct example sentence: Paula is married to John. Explanation: The preposition “to” is correct after “married.”

Get help with adjective + preposition combinations.

Incorrect example sentence: Your success depends of your effort. Explanation: The preposition “of” is incorrect following the verb “depends.”

Correct example sentence: Your success depends on your effort. Explanation: The preposition “on” is correct following the verb “depends.”

Get help with verb + preposition combinations.

Exercises:

Prepositions showing time and place 1

Prepositions showing time and place 2