DAILY GRAMMAR (DG) 28-04-2018
1. She wrongly accused him for cheating in the exams. (No)
She wrongly accused him of cheating in the exams. (Yes)
(One is “accused of”, not “accused for”, something.)
2. Unless you have no objection, I will accept the proposal. (No)
If you have no objection, I will accept the proposal. (Yes)
(“Unless” means “if not”. Therefore, a negator — i.e., no, not — should not be used after it.)
3. No sooner had we finished the work that it started to rain heavily. (No)
No sooner had we finished the work than it started to rain heavily. (Yes)
(When “no sooner” is used, “than” follows it, not “that” or “but”.)
Did You Know?
If you emphasise a different word each time you say, “I never said you stole my money”, you have a different meaning. You therefore have seven meanings in the seven-word sentence.
Can you emphasise a word and state the meaning?