Grammar Usage: Adjectives And Prepositions Part I

WORD OF THE DAY:

CALLOW (adjective)

Young person with little experience, confidence or judgement.

Examples: 

Though he is a callow youth, he is still impressive and self-reliant.

I was only a callow youth when I had joined the office.

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WRONG TO CORRECT:

WRONG: She is really good in the piano.

CORRECT: She is really good at the piano.

WRONG: I am not very good in drawing.

CORRECT: I am not very good at drawing.

GRAMMAR: We use 'at' with adjectives like good, amazing, etc.

More on this:

1. An 'adjective' is a word that tells what a person, thing, place, etc. is like.  

(e.g. 'a tall woman', 'a blue pen')

2. A preposition is a word that comes at the beginning of a phrase which tells us when, where, why, how, etc.

(e.g. I will come to the party at seven o'clock in the evening.)

3. A Preposition is always followed by a noun or a gerund (-ing form).

(e.g. She's excited about the event.)

 

4. Prepositions are also used as linking words.

(e.g. We were given information about the remote areas.) 

 

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