English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SERIES ON PREPOSITIONAL ERRORS
It is ~at~ your doorstep (nonstandard).
It is on your doorstep (standard).
Don’t take your life ~into~ your hand (nonstandard).
Don’t take your life in your own hand (standard).
He took me out ~for~ lunch (nonstandard).
He took me out to lunch (standard).
GAB
1 Comment
Well done sir, but why is it not.
Don’t take your life with your own hand’s?.
I Apologize if am rude sir.