Common Mistakes : Fire

noun

.BAD: If there is a gas leak, the house could go on fire .GOOD: If there is a gas leak, the house could catch fire

.BAD: One of the curtains became on fire .GOOD: One of the curtains caught fire

: catch fire .One of the engines had overheated and caught fire

.BAD: Eventually, the fire went off and the room got colder .GOOD: Eventually, the fire went out and the room got colder

: go out = (of a coal fire, cigarette, candle etc) stop burning .The problem with cigars is that they keep going out