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Correct use of adverbs, prepositions & conjunctions

Correct use of adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions. Correct and incorrect sentences are explained here. 

Correct Use of Adverbs

Incorrect	Correct
Open the knot.	Untie the knot.
Look this word in the dictionary.	Look up this word in the dictionary.
I hanged the picture on the wall.	I hung the picture on the wall
The murderer was hung.	The murderer was hanged.
He has given his examination.	He has taken his examination.
She has taken admission in college.	She has got admission in college.
He denied to go there.	He refused to go there.
He refused my invitation.	He declined my invitation.
She has been lying in bed for three hours.	She has been lying in bed for three hours.
Do not make friendship with selfish persons.	Do not make friends with selfish persons.
They have come to take your leave.	They have come to take leave of you
Mr. Adam with his wife and children live here.	Mr. Slam with his wife and children lives here.
The mother with daughters have come.	The mother with her daughters has come.
A number of boys is absent.	A number of boys are absent.
The majority of the members is absent.	The majority of the members are absent.
Majority in Pakistan are poor.	Majority in Pakistan is poor.
Two and two makes four.	Two and two make four.
I made him to stand.	I made him stand.
You had better to go to the doctor.	You had better go to the doctor.
He dare not to say a word	He dare not say a word.
You need not to go there.	You need not go there.
He would rather to die than to beg.	He would rather die than beg.
We should avail of this chance.	We should avail ourselves of this chance.
He absented from the class.	He absented himself from the class.
They went to the fair and enjoyed.	They went to the fair and enjoyed themselves.
I work hard lest I fail.	I work hard lest I should fail.
He said that he can help	He said that he could help me.
She is suffering from fever for ten days.	He has been suffering from fever for ten days.
She is ill for ten clays.	She has been ill for ten days.
The workers are on strike for a week.	The workers have been on strike for a week.