absent

× He was absent at school yesterday.

√ He was absent from school yesterday.

Обратить внимание на предлог.

Advice

1.× I adviced him to buy this book.

√ I advised him to buy this book.

Advice - имя существительное.

Advise - глагол.

2. × She gave me a good advice.

√ She gave me some good advice. Or:

She gave me a good piece of advice.

Advice - неисчисляемое существительное, употребляющееся только в единственном числе, без неопределенного артикля.

Another,

other

× She made a lot of another mistakes in her test. √ She made a lot of other mistakes in her test.

Another - употребляется с существительными в единственном числе.

Other - с существительными во множественном числе.

Answer

× He couldnۥt answer on these questions

correctly.

√ He couldnۥt answer these questions correctly.

× She didnۥt answer to my letter.

√ She didnۥt answer my letter.

Обратить внимание на отсутствие предлога после глагола. Но после существительного answer может употребляться предлог to (an answer to a problem or question).

Approach

× He approached to my table and took a seat opposite me.

√ He approached to my table and took a seat opposite me.

Глагол approach не требует после себя предлога.

Armchair

× She was sitting on a big armchair.

√ She was sitting in a big armchair.

Sit on a chair но sit in an armchair

Arrive in, at

× I arrived to Moscow yesterday.

√ I arrived in Moscow yesterday.

× She arrived on the station just in time to catch the train.

√ She arrived at the station just in time to catch the train.

Обратить внимание на предлоги.

To arrive in a city, country etc;

to arrive at the station, theatre, hotel, airport.

As, like

× He started to cry as a baby.

√ He started to cry like a baby.

Запомните: as- в качестве, а like- словно, подобно.

Ask

× He asked her a glass of water.

√ He asked her for a glass of water.

Ask (someone) for something.

× He asked to me about my holidays.

√ He asked me about my holidays.

После глагола to ask предлог to не употребляется.

Attention

× He didn"t pay any attention at me.

√ He didn"t pay any attention to me.

pay attention to a person or thing.

Bad, badly

× She speaks English very bad.

√ She speaks English very badly.

Bad - прилагательное.

Badly - наречие.

Но:

Плохо себя чувствовать - to feel bad.

Belong

× The book belongs my friend.

√ The book belongs to my friend.

Обратить внимание на предлог to.

Between, among

× Between all the magazines in the shop, there was one, that was very interesting.

√ Among all the magazines in the shop, there was one, that was very interesting.

Between употребляется, когда речь идет о двух, трех лицах или предметах.

Among - когда эти лица или предметы рассматриваются как группа или класс.

Breakfast

× Every morning my mother prepare a breakfast.

√ Every morning my mother prepare (the) breakfast.

Make/prepare (the) breakfast, dinner, supper,

неопределенный артикль не употребляется.

Call, ring

× Call to me tomorrow if you have any news.

√ Call me tomorrow if you have any news.

После глаголов to call, ring, phone предлог to не употребляется.

Classic

× I prefer classic music to pop.

√ I prefer classical music to pop.

Complain

× I have to complain on one of your products.

√ I have to complain about one of your products.

После глагола complain употребляется предлог about.

Cooker

× The cooker puts too much salt in the food.

√ The cook/chef puts too much salt in the food.

Cook/chef - повар

Describe

× He would like to describe me his native town.

√ He would like to describe to me his native town.

Глагол to describe требует предлога перед косвенным дополнением.

Dream

× I have always dreamed to visit London.

√ I have always dreamed of visiting London.

Dream of + v-ing.

Enjoy

× I enjoy to speak foreign languages.

√ I enjoy speaking foreign languages.

Enjoy + v-ing.

Enter

× He entered into the room and closed the window.

√ He entered the room and closed the window.

Глагол to enter употребляется без предлога.

Everything

× In Moscow everything are more expensive than in Kiev.

√ In Moscow everything is more expensive than in Kiev.

Expect, wait

× She was standing near the shop expecting a taxi.

√ She was standing near the shop waiting for a taxi.

to wait for a taxi, the guests… - ждать такси, гостей

to expect good results - ждать хороших результатов (надеяться на …)

Fear

× He suddenly felt fear.

√ He suddenly felt afraid.

Foot

× She often goes to school by foot.

√ She often goes to school on foot.

Обратить внимание:

go by car, bus, train, air

но:

go on foot

Forget, leave

× I forgot my umbrella at home.

√ I left my umbrella at home.

to forget - забыть какую-то информацию, забыть что-то сделать

to leave - забыть или оставить какую-то вещь.

Friendly

× All the girls are very friendly with me.

√ All the girls are very friendly to me.

Обратить внимание на предлог.

From

× I have been studying at Moscow University from 2005.

√ I have been studying at Moscow University since 2005.

Обратить внимание: период в прошлом

from 2000 to 2005

since 2005 - с момента в прошлом до настоящего времени.

Furniture

× You can see many furniture in this shop.

√ You can see much furniture in this shop.

Furniture - неисчисляемое существительное.

Give

× She gave to him some sandwiches.

√ She gave him some sandwiches.

or

√ She gave some sandwiches to me.

Запомните конструкции:

to give somebody something

и

to give something to somebody

Good

× He doesn't speak English very good.

√ He doesn't speak English very well.

good - прилагательное

well - наречие

Go out

× The bus stopped and went out.

√ The bus stopped and he got off.

Get on/off a bus/train/plane.

Gossip

× She told me gossips about all her friends.

√ She told me a lot of gossip about all her friends.

Существительное gossip - неисчисляемое.

Hair

× His hair are fair.

√ His hair is fair.

Слово hair - неисчисляемое.

Happen

× It happened with me an hour ago.

√ It happened to me an hour ago.

Обратить внимание на предлог: happen to …

Hardly

× The dog looked terribly and couldn't hardly move.

√ The dog looked terribly and could hardly move.

Слово hardly (едва, почти нет) не используется с never, not…

Have to

× Her husband earns a lot of money so she hasn't to work.

√ Her husband earns a lot of money so she doesn't have to work.

Глагол have to (has to) = должен, обрзует отрицательную и вопросительные формы вспомогательным глаголом do (does).

High

× This boy is high.

√ This boy is tall.

Слово high не употребляется для описания людей.

Homework

× Our teacher gives us a lot of homeworks.

√ Our teacher gives us a lot of homework.

Homework - неисчисляемое существительное существительное.

Hour

× It was a ten hours trip.

√ It was a ten-hour trip.

Hundred

× Five hundreds children are born in the city every day.

√ Five hundred children are born in the city every day.

Запомните:

hundreds of children

но

five hundred children, two hundred children и т.д.

Это правило относится и к словам: dozen, thousand, million…

Hurry

× He was in hurry.

√ He was in a hurry.

Выражение: to be in a hurry.

If

× If the weather will be fine we'll go to the beach.

√ If the weather is fine we'll go to the beach.

После if в условных предложениях не употребляется будущее время.

In

× I work six hours in a day.

√ I work six hours a day.

Предлог in не используется в выражениях таких как: "The bank is open five days a week."

"He visits his parents two times a year."

"I drove at ninety miles an hour."

Indoor

× The weather was bad we decided to stay in door.

√ The weather was bad we decided to stay in doors.

Обратите внимание:

indoor - прилагательное

indoors - наречие

Information

× The information are new.

√ The information is new.

Слово information - неисчиляемое существительное.

Insist on

× The teacher insisted to help us with our project.

√ The teacher insisted on helping us with our project.

insist on + v-ing.

Invent, discover

× Who discovered electricity?

√ Who invented electricity?

Глагол to invent - открывать (изобрести, создать что-либо новое)

Глагол to discover - открыть (обнаружить то, что не было известным, например, страну).

Journey

× It was the first journey she had done to London.

√ It was the first journey she had made to London.

Обратить внимание: "make a journey".

Kind

× All people were kind with me.

√ All people were kind to me.

Внимание: be kind to someone.

Knowledge

× The teacher advised her to attend a course to improve her knowledges of English.

√ The teacher advised her to attend a course to improve her knowledge of English.

Knowledge - неисчисляемое существительное.

Last

× She went to Paris in last year.

√ She went to Paris last year.

Предлог in не употребляется в сочетаниях типа last (next) year, month, week.

Leave

× My friend left to Moscow on 16-th May.

√ My friend left for Moscow on 16-th May.

Let

× My mother didn"t let me to watch television in the evening.

√ My mother didn"t let me watch television in the evening.

После глагола let неопределенная форма глагола употребляется без частицы to.

Listen

× My mother never listens me.

√ My mother never listens to me.

Обратить внимание : listen to someone/ to something

Look at

× I stood in front of the window, looking the trees.

√ I stood in front of the window, looking at the trees.

Look at someone/something

Love

× It was a very interesting film and I loved it very much.

√ I was a very interesting film and I liked it very much.

to love - любить кого-то

to like - любить что-то

Magazine

× A lot of magazines are in our street.

√ A lot of shops are in our street.

magazine - ежемесячный или еженедельный журнал

shop - магазин