“It was a mistake from my part.” Is this a correct sentence?
T Talab1234 Member Joined Jun 5, 2020 Member Type Native Language Abkhazian Home Country Afghanistan Current Location Afghanistan Nov 22, 2022 #1 “It was a mistake from my part.” Is this a correct sentence?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Nov 22, 2022 #2 No. It was a mistake on my part.
B Barque Banned Joined Nov 3, 2022 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country India Current Location Singapore Nov 22, 2022 #3 I agree with emsr2d2 of course but we don't have context. Very often, a more natural sentence would be 'I made a mistake".
I agree with emsr2d2 of course but we don't have context. Very often, a more natural sentence would be 'I made a mistake".
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Nov 22, 2022 #4 There are plenty of contexts in which it would work, though. If the OP wants to use that sentence, they can, but not with "from". I agree that "I made a mistake" is more common.
There are plenty of contexts in which it would work, though. If the OP wants to use that sentence, they can, but not with "from". I agree that "I made a mistake" is more common.