address
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Go to our website to get the address of your nearest branch.
Not: … the address to your nearest branch.
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advertisement
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I saw an advertisement for a teaching job in Malawi which looked interesting.
Not: … an advertisement of a teaching job …
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awareness
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There is a growing awareness of the impact of climate change among the young.
Not: … a growing awareness about the impact of climate change …
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change
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Changes in our diet have meant that more and more people suffer heart disease. (зөнгөөрөө болж байгаа өөрчлөлт)
Not: Changes of our diet …
The director of studies must be informed of anychanges to the timetable. (хэн нэгэн хүн тодорхой зорилгоор ямар нэгэн зүйлийг өөрчлөх)
Not: … of any changes in the timetable. (This means changes that happen, not those that people purposely make.)
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congratulations
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Congratulations on your new job!
Not: Congratulations for your new job!
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course
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I’d like to do a course in computer programming if I could find a good one.
Not: … a course of computer programming …
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exhibition
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We went to see an exhibition of Viking jewellery.
Not: … an exhibition about Viking jewellery.
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experience
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Do you have any previous experience of working with children?
(араас нь үйл үг+ing хэлбэр хэрэглэнэ)
Not: … previous experience in working with children?
She has ten years’ experience in television and radio.(араас нь нэг үг хэрэглэнэ)
Not: … ten years’ experience on television and radio.
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increase
decrease
growth
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There has been an increase of 200,000 in the city’s population in the last ten years.
(тоо хэмжээ илэрхийлсэн үгийн өмнө Of хэрэглэнэ. Харин increase/decrease/growth үгнүүдийн дараа буюу юу өрчлөглөу байгааг илэрхийлсэн үгнүүдийн өмнө in хэрэглэнэ)
Not: … an increase of the city’s population …
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information
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Can you give us some information on/about bus tours, please?
Not: … some information of bus tours …?
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interest
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He seems to have less interest in everything these days.
Not: … less interest to everything these days.
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invitation
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The invitation to the reception at the embassy arrived the next day.
Not: The invitation of the reception …
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knowledge
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For this job you need some knowledge of Portuguese.
Not: … some knowledge in Portuguese.
He has an amazing knowledge of European history.
Not: … an amazing knowledge about European history.
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lesson
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I need some lessons in how to set up a website.
Not: I need some lessons of how to …
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member
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Can anyone become a member of your book club?
Not: … a member in your book club?
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method
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Questionnaires are not necessarily the best method of collecting sociological data.
Not: … the best method to collect …
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need
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We understand the need for change but we should move slowly.
Not: … the need of change …
(in need of гэсэн хэвшмэл хэллэгт Of гэсэн угтвар үг need гэсэн үйл үгтэй хэрэглэгдлэнэ.
The village is in need of a community centre where people, especially young people, can go in the evenings.)
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newcomer
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I was a newcomer to windsurfing so I was very nervous.
Not: I was a newcomer of windsurfing …
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place
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I’d love to show you some of the nice places in my hometown.
Not: … the nice places of my hometown.
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possibility
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The possibility of making contact with other intelligent beings in the universe is very small.
Not: The possibility to make contact …
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problem
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The problem of finding a good babysitter is one that many parents have faced.
Not: The problem to find …
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reason
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I’ve never understood the reason for all these different forms we have to fill in.
Not: … the reason of all …
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risk
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We all know the risks of getting a virus if we don’t protect our computer.
Not: … the risks for getting a virus …
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translation
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She did a translation into English of some ancient Chinese poems.
Not: … a translation in English …
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visit
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The visit to the temple was the high point of the holiday.
Not: The visit in the temple …
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