erroneous english - prepositions and nouns

Erroneous English Lesson #7

By: H. E. Colby, author of Top 150 Business English Ace Vocabulary Words

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Erroneous English Lesson #7

Nouns + Prepositions



Erroneous English Lesson

Which is correct?

“I read an article in the Internet ” or

“I read an article on the Internet”




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Use the preposition on to talk about information or pictures accessed using

a computer or on a screen.




Correct:

“I read an article on the Internet”




Nouns + Preposition for




We often use the preposition for with the noun reason.




reason for something




Marc can’t explain the reason for his failure on the exam.




reason for doing something




There are many reasons for attending Harvard.




for a reason




The CEO was forced to resign for health reasons.




Use due to for introducing a reason.




Correct:

The plane was delayed due to technical problems.




Not Correct:

The plane was delayed due to technical reasons.




Why?




Not Correct:

The plane was delayed due to technical reasons.

Due to already has built-in a reason. So mentioning “reason” is redundant.




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