Common Mistakes : Blame

Blame – Verb

. BAD: I wasn’t even there so you can’t blame on me

. GOOD: I wasn’t even there so you can’t blame me

. GOOD: I wasn’t even there so you can’t blame it on me

? BAD: Who is to be blamed about this

? GOOD: Who is to be blamed for this

. blame sb (for sth ): Nobody can blame you for telling the truth

. blame sth on sb/sth : Whenever children behave badly, people blame it on the teachers

. Compare: He always tries to put the blame on me