Erroneous English - Prepositions and Nouns - Prepositions confuse many English learners and native speakers alike! Read on to discover how some prepositions "for", "due to," and "on" are used correctly with nouns. Don't use these prepositions incorrectly!

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

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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.

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Correct:
“I read an article on the Internet”

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Nouns + Preposition for

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We often use the preposition for with the noun reason.

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reason for something

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

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reason for doing something

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There are many reasons for attending Harvard.

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for a reason

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The CEO was forced to resign for health reasons.

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Use due to for introducing a reason.

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Correct: The plane was delayed due to technical problems.

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Not Correct: The plane was delayed due to technical reasons.

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Why?

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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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