English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MIND THE ARTICLE
She has been ~on phone~ for over an hour (nonstandard).
She has been on the phone for over an hour (standard). If you say that someone is on the phone, you mean that they are speaking to someone else by phone.
The students are getting ready to go ~on rampage~ (nonstandard).
The students are getting ready to go on the rampage (standard)
The students are getting ready to go on a rampage (standard). If people go on a/the rampage, they rush around in a wild or violent way, causing damage or destruction.
GAB posts “English for Today” ~on daily basis~ (nonstandard).
GAB posts “English for Today” on a daily basis (standard).
GAB
