Idiom- help

[jwala.kumar]

Please refer to page 156, MGMAT SC 4th Edition.

In the idiom list for the entry HELP, the following sentence has been categorised as wrong sentence-

He helps me in raking the leaves.

while the following sentence is correct-

His help in raking the leaves has been welcome.

Is there any difference in meaning between these two sentences?

Can we interchange AID with HELP ?

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P.S.- I am a non-native English speaker.

[tim]

i wouldn't say there is any difference in meaning, just that one is unidiomatic. you should be able to substitute "aid" for "help" in most cases with no problem..