Misuse of the infinitive

Use the gerund and not the infinitive:

After words which regularly take a preposition:

Avoid + -ing.

Don’t say: You can’t avoid to make mistakes.

•   Say: You can’t avoid making mistakes.

Misuse of the infinitive

Use the gerund and not the infinitive:

After words which regularly take a preposition:

Tired of + -ing.

Don’t say: The customer got tired to wait.

•   Say: The customer got tired of waiting.

Misuse of the infinitive

Use the gerund and not the infinitive:

After words which regularly take a preposition:

Succeed in + -ing.

Don’t say: Paula succeeded to win the prize.

•   Say: Paula succeeded in winning the prize.

Misuse of the infinitive

Use the gerund and not the infinitive:

After words which regularly take a preposition:

Object to + -ing.

Don’t say: I object to be treated like this.

•   Say: I object to being treated like this.

Misuse of the infinitive

Use the gerund and not the infinitive:

After words which regularly take a preposition:

Fond of + -ing.

Don’t say: She is always fond to talk.

•  Say: She is always fond of talking.

Misuse of the infinitive

Misuse of the infinitive

Use the gerund and not the infinitive:

After prepositions or preposition phrases:

Instead of, etc. + -ing.

Don’t say: He went away instead to wait.

•  Say: He went away instead of waiting.

Write

Write: To form (letters or words); to compose and set down, especially in literary or musical form; to fill in or cover with writing; to express in writing; to communicate by correspondence; to underwrite.

Synonyms: compose, copy, indite, inscribe, pen, scrawl, scribble, transcribe.

Example: It was written that the empire would fall.

Usage in Sentence: Write in, not with.

Don’t say: I’ve written .the letter with ink.

•   Say: I’ve written the letter in ink.

Tremble

Tremble: To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; to feel fear or anxiety; to vibrate or quiver; the act or state of trembling; a convulsive fit of shaking.

Synonyms: shiver, shake, shudder, quake, tremor.

Example: I tremble at the very thought of it.

Usage in Sentence: Tremble with, not from.

Don’t say: The man was trembling from cold.

•   Say: The man was trembling with cold.

Tie

Tie: To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap; to fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces; to make by fastening ends or parts; to put a knot or bow in; to confine or restrict as if with cord; to bring together in relationship; connect or unite.

Example: The apron ties at the back..

 

Usage in Sentence: Tie to, not on.

Don’t say: The girl tied the string on the kite.

ü  Say: The girl tied the string to the kite.

Take by

 More students seek counseling and take psychiatric medication.

 

Usage in Sentence: Take by, not from.

Don’t say: Robert took his brother from the hand.

ü  Say: Robert took his brother by the hand.