Be careful to use the proper prepositions in all connections.
Say _different from_, not _different to_.
We say a man lives _on_, not _in_, a street, an avenue, etc. Children play _in_ the street, but _on_ the pavement.
One writes _under_, not _over_, a signature. The preposition has no reference to the place of the signature.
Do not overwork _on the part of_. This phrase is often used where _by_ or _among_ is to be preferred, as, _Much patriotism is displayed on the part of the Greeks_.
Say _off_, not _off from_ or _off of_. _He fell off his horse_, or _He fell from his horse_.
Discriminate carefully between _beside_ and _besides_. The first is always a preposition and means either _by the side of_, as, _He stood beside me_, or _aside from_, or _out of_, as, _This is beside our present purpose_; _He was beside himself for joy_. _Besides_ is either preposition or adverb: as the former it means _in addition to_, as _Several others were present besides those you saw_; as adverb it means _moreover_ or _more than that_, as _There were, besides, many pompous volumes_.
Be careful with _between_ and _among_; _between_ is used with reference to two persons, parties or things; _among_ with reference to many: _In this city Democrats and Republicans divide the offices between them; in some cities they are distributed among all the parties_.
Distinguish between _in_ and _into_. _Into_ implies action. A man goes _into_ his house and then he is _in_ the house.
A person dies _of_ typhoid fever rather than _from_ typhoid fever.
Distinguish between _consist in_ and _consist of_. Virtue consists _in_ right living. The family consists _of_ seven persons.
A book is illustrated _with_ sketches and it is illustrated _by_ the artist who made the sketches.
Omit _from_ from the phrases _from hence_, _from thence_, _from whence_.
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Use an article with every noun of a series unless the nouns are so closely related that one concept is implied. Say, _The bread and jam was good_, but _The bread and the jam were good_. Say, _A horse and buggy_, but _A man and a woman_.