I’ll meet you at Orchard Road.
“In” is used to indicate position inside an area and “at” is used to indicate a position at a point. Orchard is a long road and a large area. The correct way – I’ll meet you in Orchard Road.
Last time he always visited me.
“Last time” refers to one occasion only, the last occasion that something happened. We do not use “last time” for something that happened frequently in the past. The correct way – He always used to visit us.
I saw her at the bus stop yesterday night.
We can say yesterday morning, yesterday evening but not yesterday night. The correct way – I saw her at the bus stop last night.
I ever play soccer before.
Ever means at “at any time” and is usually used only in questions. For examples, Have you ever played soccer? We do not usually put “ever” in the answer to the question. The correct way – I have played soccer before.
I went there last last year.
In standard English we do not repeat such words as “last”. For example, we do not say “I’m going next next year”. We say “I am going the year after next.” The correct way – I went there the year before last.
I did it already.
We normally use the present perfect with “already” as it indicates that the action talked about is still relevant to the present.The correct way – I have already done it.
You better be there early. You better don’t be slow.
The phrase is “had better”. The negative is “had better not”. The correct way – You had better be there early. You had better not be slow.
The National Day Parade was broadcasted on television.
The verb form of “broadcast” is the same in the present, past participle and past tense forms. The correct way – The National Day Parade was broadcast on television.
It was the first time to see the Grand Canyon.
We use “time to go/see/etc” to indicate that something should happen or is scheduled to happen at that time. When we want to say something simply happened at that time we use “that”. The correct way – It was the first time that I had seen the Grand Canyon.
There is a need of ideas.
We can talk about the needs of the people but ideas do not have needs. However, people have needs for ideas. The correct way – There is a need for ideas.
Let’s focus the problem.
We can “focus a camera”. We can also focus our attention on the problem”. We can use “focus” on its own to mean “focus attention” but then the verb “focus” is followed by on. The correct way – Let’s focus on the problem.
They presented her a medal.
We can say “They gave her a medal” which has almost the same meaning. However we cannot use the same pattern; we have to use “present somebody with something”. The correct way – They presented her with a medal. They presented a medal to her.
I was fascinated with her.
If we use “with” in this case, it could mean that you and she were fascinated together by something else. The correct way – I was fascinated by her.
He is lacking of experience.
The verb “lack” is followed by “in” or by no preposition at all, although the noun “lack” is followed by “of”. For example, the apprentices’ errors were due to their lack of experience. The correct way – He is lacking in experience or he lacks experience.
I got down the bus.
“Get down” is a term used by children when they ask for permission to leave the table. For example, “Please, Mum, may I get down?” The correct way – I got off the bus.
I shall pick you at six.
If I pick you, I choose you or (if you are a flower) I take you from the garden. Pick up is the expression used for meeting people and taking them home. The correct way – I shall pick you up at six.
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