#commonmistakes
@fluencyinenglish
⚪️Succeed in + -ing.
❌: Paula succeeded to win the prize.
✅: Paula succeeded in winning the prize.
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⚪️Take an exam, not give an exam.
❌ : The pupil gave his exam.
✅ : The pupil took his exam.
🔵Note: The teacher gives or sets the exam. The student takes the exam or sits the exam.
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⚪️To be right or wrong, not to have right or wrong.
❌ : You've right or You've wrong.
✅ : You're right or You're wrong.
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⚪️Succeed in, not at.
❌ : I hope he'll succeed at his work.
✅ : I hope he'll succeed in his work.
🔵Note: A person succeeds to a property, a title, or an office: Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in 1952. Also one person can succeed another.
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⚪️To be busy, not to have work.
❌ : I have much work this morning.
✅ : I'm very busy this morning.
🔵Note: We can say: I have a lot of work to do this morning.
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