➖Using the wrong preposition➖

Independent of, not from.
❌ Don’t say: Clare’s independent from her parents.
✅ Say: Clare’s independent of her parents.

?Note: We say dependent on: A child is dependent on its parents

➖Prepositions often confused➖

One for A (n)
❌ Don’t say: Adam found one ring in the
✅ Say: Adam found a ring in the street

▪️Don’t use the numeral one instead of the indefinite article a or an Use one only where the number is emphatic: He gave me one book instead of two.

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