Common Mistakes : From

preposition

.BAD: I have been living in England from last September
.GOOD: I have been living in England since last September

: ‘Use from – to – when you mean ‘from one time in the past to another
.I lived in England from 1986 to 1989

: ‘Use since when you mean ‘from a time in the past until now
.I’ve been standing here since 9 o’clock and not one bus has come along

.BAD: She asked if I’d seen any plays from Shakespeare
.GOOD: She asked if I’d seen any plays by Shakespeare

: (a play, novel, painting, etc by a writer or artist (NOT from
.The reading passage was from a novel by Anita Brookner

.BAD: It’s a short, knee-length coat from white wool
.GOOD: It’s a short, knee-length coat made of white wool