English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
WRONG USE OF PREPOSITIONS
You can complete the task ~within~ the allotted time (nonstandard).
You can complete the work in the allotted time (standard).
The VC couldn’t stay for long but we were happy she put ~up~ an appearance (nonstandard).
The VC couldn’t stay for long but we were happy she put in an appearance (standard).
Speeding is an attempt to take your life ~into~ your own hands (nonstandard).
Speeding is an attempt to take your life in your hands (standard). To do something that is very dangerous, especially where you risk death, is to take your life in your hands.
GAB
