English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
OBLIGATORY PREPOISTIONS
The members ~consisted~ the Dean and all heads of department (nonstandard).
The members consisted of the Dean and all heads of department (standard). Note that while “comprise” does not attract the preposition “of”, “consist” does.
We need to ~dispose~ those old plates (nonstandard).
We need to dispose of those new plates (standard).
The young man has really ~turned~ a new leaf (nonstandard).
The young man has really turned over a new leaf (standard). Note that the word in the idiom is “leaf”, not “life”.
GAB
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