by Scott Miles
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Students often make mistakes using the word ‘success.’ Here are the proper ways to use this word.
Noun: Success
Serena Williams was a great success in professional tennis.
Verb: Succeed
Serena Williams succeeded in winning seven major tennis tournaments.
Adjective: Successful
Serena Williams was one of the most successful tennis players in history.
Common mistakes
I will succeed my plans.
‘Succeed’ is a non-transitive word, which means it cannot have an object. You cannot say that you ‘succeed something.’
In this case, you can put ‘plan’ in a prepositional phrase:
→ I will succeed in my plans.
Or even better, you can change the sentence using the adjective or noun forms.
→ My plans will be successful. → My plans will be a success.
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