PREPOSITIONS

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

PREPOSITIONS

We were ~on~ the queue for conference materials (nonstandard).
We were *in* the queue for conference materials (standard).

Over ten thousand students gained admission ~into~ that institution (nonstandard).
Over ten thousand students gained admission *to* that higher institution (standard).

I washed my hands ~off~ the matter (nonstandard).
I washed my hands *of* the matter (standard).

That comparison is wide ~off~ the mark (nonstandard).
That comparison is wide *of* the mark (standard).
GAB