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CHAPTER 26. PREPOSITIONS
#e words at' in' of' onand toare e%amples o! prepositions( A word suc as a noun' pronoun
or gerund !ollowing a preposition is said to be te objeto! te preposition( As pointed out
pre)iously' a personal pronoun !ollowing a preposition must be in te objecti)e case(
A prase beginning wit a preposition can be re!erred to as a !re!ositional !hrase( #e
prepositional prases in te !ollowing e%amples are underlined(
e(g( He owns te ouse on te corner(
We are waiting !or er(
Se as read many books about !lying(
$n te !irst e%ample' te noun orneris te object o! te preposition on( $n te second
e%ample' te personal pronoun heris te object o! te preposition for( $t can be seen tat te
personal pronoun heris in te objecti)e case( $n te tird e%ample' te gerund fl"ingis te
object o! te preposition abo#t(
A preposition ser)es to connect its object wit te rest o! a sentence( $n doing so' a
preposition indicates te relationsip o! te idea e%pressed in te prepositional prase to te
ideas e%pressed $n te rest o! te sentence(
*or instance in te sentence He o$ns the ho#se on the orner' te preposition onindicates
tat te words the ornere%press te location o! te ouse re!erred to in te rest o! te
sentence( Similarly' in te sentence %e are $aiting for her' te preposition forindicates tat
te word here%presses te reason !or te action o! waiting re!erred to in te rest o! te
sentence(
Altoug tere are !ewer tan one undred Englis prepositions' altoug prepositions do not
take endings' and altoug te structure o! most prepositional prases is simple' te use o!
Englis prepositions is )ery comple%( #e reasons !or tis are tat most prepositions a)e
more tan one meaning' many prepositions can also be used as ad)erbs' prepositions are used
in undreds o! idioms' many adjecti)es' nouns' and )erbs must usually be !ollowed by certain
prepositions' and tere are undreds o! prasal )erbs !ormed !rom combinations o! )erbs wit
ad)erbs and prepositions(
$t sould also be noted tat te use o! prepositions )aries somewat among te di!!erent
dialects o! Englis( *or instance' as illustrated in te !ollowing e%ample' tere are some
di!!erences between +ritis and &ort American Englis in te use o! prepositions(
e(g( +ritis ,sage: #ere is a !ence abo#tte garden(
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American ,sage: #ere is a !ence aro#n&te garden(
#e discussion below empasi-es te &ort American usage o! Englis prepositions(
'. The meanings of !re!ositions
#e table below gi)es te most usual meanings o! Englis prepositions( Eac meaning is
illustrated by an e%ample(
Abo#t
.( /n te subject o!: #is is a story abo#telepants(
0( Appro%imately: He is abo#tten years old(
Abo(e .( Higer tan1 o)er: #e plane !lew abo(ete clouds(
0( Earlier on a page: #ere is a eading abo(eeac diagram(
Aross
.( *rom one side to te oter: We walked arosste !ield(
0( /n te oter side o!: #ere is a store arosste street(
After
.( 2ater in time: afterten o3clock1 afterlunc
0( 2ater in a series: 4 comes afterP in te alpabet(
5( $n pursuit o!: #e dog ran afterte cat(
Against
.( $n opposition to: #e!t is againstte law(
0( #oucing1 supported by: $ leaned my bicycle againstte wall(
Along
.( *ollowing te lengt o!: We walked alongte road(
Among
.( Witin a group: #e money was sared amongtree people(
Note)$n !ormal Englis' amongis usually used only wen re!erring to more tan two persons
or tings( $n contrast' bet$eenis used wen re!erring to two persons or tings(
Aro#n&
.( Circling someting: We walked aro#n&te block(
0( Surrounding: #ere is a !ence aro#n&te garden(
5( $n di!!erent parts o!: $ looked aro#n&te ouse !or te keys(
6( $n te oter direction: We turned aro#n&and went back ome(
7( Appro%imately: He is aro#n&si% !eet tall(
At
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.( A speci!ic location: at05 Cestnut Street1 atte park
0( A point in time: at7 o3clock1 atCristmas
5( A condition: atpeace1 atwar1 atrest
6( An acti)ity: atwork1 atscool1 atplay
7( #owards: 2ook atsomeone1 wa)e atsomeone
Note: Wen re!erring to a speci!ic location or to a point in time' atis usually used( Wen
re!erring to a certain street or a certain day' onis usually used( Wen re!erring to a location as
an area' or wen re!erring to a unit o! time longer tan a day' inis usually used(
e(g( atCristmas1 onCristmas day1 inte Cristmas olidays
*efore
.( Earlier in time: beforetwo o3clock1 beforeCristmas
0( Earlier in a series: S comes before# in te alpabet(
*ehin&
.( At te back o!: #e little girl id behin&er moter( 0( 2ate: $ am behin&in my work(
5( Cause1 origin: Wo was behin&tat idea8
*elo$
.( 2ower tan1 under: belo$!ree-ing1 belo$sea le)el
0( 2ater on a page: *ootnotes are pro)ided belo$te te%t(
*eneath
.( 2ower tan1 below: beneathte eart
*esi&e
.( &e%t to1 at te side o!: $ sit besi&eer in class(
*esi&es
.( Also1 as well as: We study oter languages besi&esEnglis(
Notete di!!ering meanings o! besi&eand besi&es( *esi&eis usually used wit re!erence to a
pysical location(
*et$een
.( An intermediate location: #oronto lies bet$eenMontreal and 9ancou)er( 0( An intermediate time: bet$eenCristmas and &ew ear3s ;ay
5( $ntermediate in a series: + comes bet$eenA and C in te alpabet(
6( An intermediate amount: bet$een!i)e and ten people
7( Witin a group o! two: #e money was sared bet$eentwo people(
*e"on&
.( *arter tan: #e mountains lie be"on&te ori-on(
0( *urter tan1 e%ceeding: #at was be"on&my e%pectations(
*#t
.( E%cept: $ a)e read all b#tte last capter(
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Note)*#tis used more o!ten as a conjunction tan as a preposition(
*"
.( &ear: a ouse b"te sea
0( Past: He wa)ed as e dro)e b"te ouse(
5( &ot later tan: #ry to !inis te work b"ne%t week( 6( $n units o!: ceaper b"te do-en1 sold b"weigt
7( #roug te means o!: tra)el b"plane1 written b"im
Note)*"is o!ten used in combination wit )erbs in te Passi)e 9oice(
Conerning
.( Connected wit1 about: He studies e)eryting onerningtrees(
+es!ite
.( $n spite o!: We walked downtown &es!itete rain(
+o$n
.( #o a lower position: #e ball rolled &o$nte ill(
0( *urter along: He li)es &o$nte street(
+#ring
.( #rougout a period: Se works ringte day(
0( Sometime witin a period: An accident occurred ringte nigt(
E,e!t
.( &ot including: $ a)e )isited e)eryone e,e!tim(
-or
.( ;uration o! time: We walked fortwo ours(
0( ;istance: $ walked for!i)e kilometers(
5( Purpose: $ bougt tis jacket foryou(
6( $n te direction o!: Se le!t for&ew ork(
7( $n !a)or o!: We are forte proposal(
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?( A member o!: He is inte orcestra1 inte na)y
@( Wearing: te boy inte blue sirt
>( Wit re!erence to: lacking inideas1 ric inoil
Insi&e
.( Witin: #ey are insi&ete ouse(
Into
.( #o te inside o!: We stepped intote room(
0( Cange o! condition: #e boy canged intoa man(
i/e
.( esembling: #at looks li/eim(
0( Appearing possible: $t looks li/erain(
5( +e in a suitable mood !or: $ !eel li/egoing swimming(
0in#s .( 2ess: #ree min#stwo eBuals one(
Near
.( Close to: nearte scool1 nearte ocean
Of
.( 2ocation: east ofere1 te middle ofte road
0( Possession: a !riend ofmine1 te sound ofmusic
5( Part o! a group: one ofus1 a member ofte team
6( Measurement: a cup ofmilk1 two meters ofsnow
Off
.( &ot on1 away !rom: Please keep offte grass(
0( At some distance !rom: #ere are islands offte coast(
On
.( #oucing te sur!ace o!: onte table1 onte wall
0( A certain day: #at appened onSunday' onte
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6( Material: #e bridge is made o#t ofsteel(
7( +eyond: o#t ofcontrol1 o#t ofdanger
O#tsi&e
.( /n te outer side o!: o#tsi&ete ouse
0( +eyond te limits o!: o#tsi&emy e%perience
O(er
.( Abo)e1 iger tan: #ere are cupboards o(erte sink(
0( Co)ering: We spread an e%tra blanket o(erte bed(
5( Across: $ jumped o(era puddle(
6( More tan: $t cost o(erten dollars1 it took o(eran our
7( ;uring: $ saw im se)eral times o(erte past week(
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usually used(
To
.( $n te direction o!: #urn tote rigt(
0( ;estination: $ am going toome(
5( ,ntil: !rom Monday to*riday1 !i)e minutes toten 6( Compared wit: #ey pre!er ockey tosoccer(
7( Wit indirect object: Please gi)e it tome(
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7( +ecause o!: We were paraly-ed $ith!ear(
%ithin
.( $nside o!: $ithintwenty minutes1 $ithinone kilometer
%itho#t .( &ot a)ing: ;o not lea)e $itho#tyour coat1 $itho#tmoney
See E%ercises .and0(
2. Pre!ositions #se& in i&ioms
+elow are e%amples o! idioms consisting o! prepositional prases( #e !ollowing selection o!
idioms empasi-es tose used in &ort American Englis( #e meaning o! eac idiom isindicated a!ter te colon(
At
not atall) not in any way
atall times) always
atany rate) wate)er appens
keep someone atarm3s lengt) a)oid becoming closely in)ol)ed wit someone
atclose Buarters) )ery near
atone3s disposal) to be used as one wises
ata distance) not near
at!ault) causing someting wrong
at!irst) at te beginning
see ata glance) see immediately
atand) near1 readily a)ailable
atlast) !inally' a!ter some delay
ata loss) uncertain wat to do or say
atte mercy o!) witout de!ense against
atte moment) now
atonce) immediately
atpresent) now
atrest) not mo)ing atrisk) treatened by danger or loss
atsort notice) wit little warning
atstake) to be won or lost
ata stretc) continuously
attat rate) under tose circumstances
attis point) at tis place1 at tis moment
atte weel) in control
*ehin&
behin&te scenes) Do! persons in!luencing e)ents secretly1 Din a teater beind te stage
behin&scedule) not on time
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*esi&e
be besi&eonesel!) lose one3s sel!Fcontrol
besi&ete point) irrele)ant
*et$een
read bet$eente lines) deduce a meaning tat is not actually e%pressed
*e"on&
be"on&elp) unable to be elped
be"on&a joke) too annoying to be amusing
be"on&reproac) per!ect1 blameless
*"
b"accident) not deliberately
b"all means) by any possible metod
bit b"bit) gradually
b"cance) by accident1 witout planning b"courtesy o!) wit te elp or permission o!
win b"de!ault) win because o! lack o! competition
b"degrees) gradually
per!orm b"ear) per!orm Dmusic by listening to te sound' witout re!erring to written
music
b"and) witout te use o! macinery
b"eart) !rom memory
little b"little) gradually
b"means o!) by using
b"mistake) accidentally
b"no means) not at all
one b"one) one at a time
b"onesel!) alone
side b"side) beside one anoter
b"te way) incidentally Dused to introduce an unrelated topic o! con)ersation
b"word o! mout) orally
-or
once and forall) !or te last time De(g( used wen gi)ing someone a !inal warning
forcertain) de!initely1 witout doubt
fora cange) !or te sake o! )ariety fore%ample) as an illustration
for!un) !or te sake o! enjoyment
forgood) permanently
forgood measure) in addition to te necessary amount
forinstance) !or e%ample1 as an illustration
forkeeps) DcolloBuial permanently
fora li)ing) as a pro!ession
fornow) temporarily
run foro!!ice) compete !or an elected position
forone ting) because o! one reason Dout o! se)eral
forte sake o!) !or te bene!it o!1 !or te purpose o! forsale) intended to be sold
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forsure) de!initely Dmore colloBuial tan for ertain
!ood fortougt) someting wic makes one tink
play fortime) delay doing someting in te ope tat te situation will impro)e
forte time being) until some oter arrangement is made
ask fortrouble) act in a dangerous or !oolis way
fora wile) !or a period o! time word forword) e%actly as said or written
-rom
froma!ar) !rom a distance
fromall sides) !rom all directions
fromead to !oot) Do! a person completely1 all o)er
fromscratc) !rom te beginning
fromtime to time) occasionally
In
inaddition to) as well as inad)ance) be!ore
be inagreement wit) a)e te same opinion as
inany case) wate)er appens
inbrie!) in a !ew words
inbulk) Do! goods in large amounts1 not in packages
be incarge o!) a)e responsibility !or
incommon) sared by all members o! a group
incontrol) a)ing te power to direct someting
inte course o!) during
indanger) likely to be armed
ina da-e) unable to tink clearly1 con!used
indebt) owing money
indemand) Do! goods or persons desired by many people
indept) Din)estigate someting torougly
indetail) De%plain someting torougly
indisgrace) regarded wit disappro)al because o! a)ing done someting wrong
inte distance) !ar away
indoubt) uncertain
induplicate) so tat tere are two identical copies Do! a document
inearnest) seriously1 in a determined way
ine!!ect) Do! rules operating inte end) !inally
in!act) in reality1 really
in!asion) !asionable1 accepted as being te most desirable and up to date
in!a)or o!) supporting Dan idea
in!lames) burning' wit )isible !lames
ina !las) )ery Buickly1 suddenly
in!ull) witout omitting anyting
ingeneral) usually1 as a wole
and inand) Do! persons olding ands1 Do! related situations occurring togeter
ina urry) trying to accomplis someting Buickly
injest) as a joke inkind) Dpayment in goods rater tan in money
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initsel!) witout re!erence to anyting else
inleague wit) Do! persons joined togeter wit Dusually !or a disonest purpose
be inte limeligt) be te !ocus o! attention1 recei)e great publicity
inte long run) in te end1 e)entually
inte long term) looking aead to te distant !uture
lea)e someone inte lurc) abandon someone wo is in a di!!icult situation be inte minority) be in te smaller o! two groups
inmint condition) Do! manu!actured goods per!ect1 brandFnew
ina minute) soon
ina moment) soon1 Buickly
set someting inmotion) start someting going
nip someting inte bud) put an end to someting be!ore it gets properly started
inno time) )ery soon1 )ery Buickly
inorder o!) arranged according to
inorder to) !or te purpose o!
inpart) to some degree
inparticular) especially inpower) Do! a political party olding o!!ice
inpractice) able to do someting well because o! recent practice1 in reality Dopposite o! in
teory
inprint) Do! a book printed and a)ailable !rom te publiser
inpri)ate) not in !ront o! oter people
inpublic) openly1 not in pri)ate
inreality) really
inreser)e) sa)ed !or later use
inretrospect) looking back o)er past e)ents
inreturn !or) as repayment !or
be inte rigt) be correct
inseason) Do! !ruit or )egetables readily a)ailable at tat time o! year
ina second) soon1 Buickly
insort supply) scarce1 not easily obtainable
insigt) able to be seen
instock) Do! goods at a store present and a)ailable
intat case) i! tat is true
inteory) ideally1 according to teoretical considerations
be intime) not be late
intouc wit in) communication wit1 in!ormed about
intriplicate) so tat tere are tree identical copies Do! a document be introuble) be in a di!!icult situation1 be blamed or punised !or doing someting wrong
intune) at te correct pitc
act inunison) act togeter
in)ain) witout success
inte )icinity o!) near
once ina wile) occasionally
inwords o! one syllable) De%plain someting clearly and simply
inworking order) able to !unction properly
inte wrong) responsible !or an error1 guilty
Insi&e insi&eout) wit te inner side out1 torougly
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Into
paint onesel! intoa corner) take a course o! action wic greatly narrows one3s !uture
coices o! action
go intoiding) ide onesel!
get intoa rut) get into a !i%ed and uninteresting way o! li!e get intotrouble) get into a di!!icult situation1 do someting deser)ing blame or punisment
Of
ofcourse) certainly1 as one would e%pect1 as e)eryone knows
ard ofearing) somewat dea!
ne%t ofkin) nearest relati)e or relati)es
ofone3s own accord) )oluntarily1 on one3s own initiati)e
ofone3s own !ree will) )oluntarily1 by coice
one3s point of)iew) one3s opinion about someting
rigt ofway) public rigt to use a pat or road1 Do! road tra!!ic rigt to proceed be!ore
oters rule oftumb) a simple way to calculate wat procedure to !ollow' based on e%tensi)e
e%perience' rater tan on teoretical considerations
Off
go offte air) Do! radio or tele)ision stop broadcasting
offduty) not engaged in one3s regular work
offone3s ands) no longer one3s responsibility
offand on) !rom time to time
offte record) say someting pri)ately' tat is not to be o!!icially recorded
offte track) !ollowing a wrong line o! tougt or action
On
onaccount o!) because o!
be onte air) Do! radio or tele)ision be in te process o! broadcasting
onte alert) ready to act
be onall !ours) Do! a person be on ands and knees
onte a)erage) usually1 normally
onbeal! o!) !or1 in te interests o!
onboard) on a sip or airplane
onbusiness) as part o! one3s work
oncondition tat) only i!1 pro)ided tat ondemand) wen asked !or
ondisplay) being e%ibited
onduty) engaged in one3s regular work
on!ire) burning
to go on!oot) to walk
be onone3s guard) be alert and ready to meet an attack
onand) a)ailable
onloan) lent and not yet returned
soot onlocation) Do! a mo)ie !ilm in natural surroundings' not in a studio
onte lookout) watc!ul
put someting onte map) cause someting to become wellFknown get onone3s ner)es) annoy1 irritate
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onno account) absolutely not
onte one and) Dused to introduce one side o! an argument
onone3s own) alone1 witout elp
act onone3s own initiati)e) act independently' witout orders !rom anyone else
onorder) reBuested but not yet deli)ered
onte oter and) Dused to introduce a contrasting side o! an argument act onprinciple) do someting to support a policy
onpurpose) deliberately
go onrecord) say someting wic is to be o!!icially recorded
onsale) being sold at a lower price tan usual
onscedule) at te correct time1 as planned or predicted
onsecond tougts) a!ter tinking !urter about someting
ona soestring) wit a )ery small amount o! money
be onte spot) be were important e)ents are taking place1 be placed in an awkward
situation
onte spur o! te moment) on a sudden impulse
go o!! ona tangent) cange suddenly to a new line o! tougt or action ontime) at te correct time
walk ontiptoe) walk on te toes and balls o! te !eet
accept someting ontrust) accept someting witout proo!
onte )erge o!) )ery close to1 about to
onte wole) taking e)eryting into consideration
O#t of
o#t ofte blue) une%pectedly
o#t ofbreat) Da!ter running panting !rom a sortage o! o%ygen
o#t ofcaracter) unlike a person3s known caracter
o#t ofcontrol) not able to be regulated or guided
o#t ofdanger) sa!e
o#t ofdate) no longer used1 oldF!asioned1 Do! news no longer true
o#t ofdebt) a)ing paid one3s debts
be o#t ofone3s dept) be unable to andle a situation because o! lack o! e%perience
o#t ofdoors) in te open air1 not in a building
o#t of!asion) not !asionable1 not presently in common use
o#t ofand) not under control
o#t ofarm3s way) sa!e
o#t ofline wit) in disagreement wit
be o#t ofone3s mind) be insane o#t oforder) not !unctioning properly1 Dat a !ormal meeting not bea)ing according to te
rules
o#t ofte ordinary) unusual
o#t ofplace) unsuitable
o#t ofpractice) unable to do someting as well as one as in past' because o! lack o!
recent practice
o#t ofprint) Do! a book no longer a)ailable !rom te publiser
o#t ofproportion) too big or too small1 not a)ing te appropriate relationsip to
someting
o#t ofte Buestion) impossible1 not to be considered
o#t ofseason) Do! !ruit or )egetables not readily a)ailable at tat time o! year o#t ofsape) Do! persons not in top condition because o! lack o! e%ercise
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o#t ofsigt) idden' not able to be seen
o#t ofstock) Do! goods at a store temporarily una)ailable
o#t ofstyle) not !asionable
o#t oftouc) wit not in communication wit1 not in!ormed about
o#t oftown) a)ing temporarily le!t town
o#t oftrouble) not in trouble o#t oftune) not at te correct pitc
o#t ofwork) no longer a)ing employment
To
toall intents and purposes) in all important ways
toa certain e%tent) partly
todate) so !ar1 until now
up todate) current1 modern
see eye toeye wit) agree entirely wit
take someting toeart) be muc a!!ected by someting
made tomeasure) e%actly suitable1 Do! clotes made !or a certain person keep someting toonesel!) not tell anyone
tote point) rele)ant
n&er
#n&erage) below te age o! being legally permitted to do someting
be #n&erarrest) be eld prisoner and carged wit wrongdoing
#n&erte auspices o!) wit te patronage o!1 supported by
#n&erone3s breat) in a wisper
#n&erte circumstances) because tis is true
#n&erconsideration) being tougt about
#n&ercontrol) able to be regulated or guided
#n&erco)er o!) protected by1 undetected because o!
#n&er!ire) being sot at1 being critici-ed
#n&erte impression tat) a)ing te idea tat
be #n&erte in!luence o!) be a!!ected by
be #n&eroat) a)e sworn to tell te trut
#n&erobser)ation) being watced care!ully
#n&errestraint) pre)ented !rom doing someting
!
a)e someting #!one3s slee)e) a)e a secret idea or plan in reser)e
%ith
$ithimpunity) witout risk o! injury or punisment
$ithte naked eye) witout using a magni!ying lens
$ithno strings attaced) Do! elp gi)en wit no conditions1 to be used !reely
take $itha pinc o! salt) not belie)e completely
$ithregard to) concerning1 about
$ithrespect to) concerning1 about
tarred $ithte same brus) a)ing te same !aults
$itha )engeance) )ery muc1 more tan usual
%ithin
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$ithinlimits) to a certain e%tent1 not too muc
$ithinli)ing memory) witin te memory o! people now ali)e
%itho#t
go $itho#tsaying) be ob)ious
See E%ercises 5and6(
4. No#ns follo$e& b" !re!ositions
#e !ollowing are e%amples o! nouns wic are usually !ollowed by certain prepositions( $n
te case o! prases wic are idioms' te meanings o! te prases are indicated in brackets(
Against take precautions against
-or
a)e a!!ection !or make allowances !or
a)e compassion !or an e%cuse !or
a reason !or a)e a reputation !or
a)e respect !or a)e sympaty !or
a)e a talent !or lie in wait !or Dambus
pa)e te way !or Dprepare !or
-rom absence !rom
In
a)e con!idence in a)e !ait in
a)e an interest in take part in
make progress in
Into
a)e insigt into
Of
a)e an aborrence o! an acknowledgement o!
take ad)antage o! take care o!
take command o! e)idence o!
an e%ample o! an e%cess o!
make a !ool o! make !un o! Dridicule
a)e an impression o! a lack o!
neglect o! a number o!
a pair o! be part o!
a possibility o! make a practice o! Ddo o!ten
a proo! o! a Buantity o! recognition o! a recollection o!
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a result o! run te risk o! Drisk
catc sigt o! Dsee suddenly a sign o!
a sur)ey o! a symbol o!
a symptom o! a token o!
make use o! a way o!
was one3s ands o! Dstop caringabout and dealing wit
On
an attack on dependence on
make an impression on play a joke on
sed ligt on De%plain a)e pity on
To
a)e access to pay attention to
an objection to a reply to
a response to lay siege to Dbesiege sut one3s eyes to Ddeliberately
ignore a problem
To$ar&or To$ar&s
animosity towardDs an attitude towardDs
%ith
a)e a connection wit !ind !ault wit Dcritici-e
!all in lo)e wit cange places wit
See E%ercise 7(
5. A&jeti(es an& (erbs in the !assi(e (oie follo$e& b" !re!ositions
$n some cases di!!erent prepositions can be used witout causing a cange in meaning( *or
instance' te !ollowing e%amples bot a)e te same meaning(
e(g( $ was angry attem(
$ was angry $ithtem(
Howe)er' in many cases' te use o! di!!erent prepositions causes a cange in meaning( *or
instance' te past participle !rotete&is typically !ollowed by te preposition from(
Howe)er' like many oter past participles' !rotete&may also be !ollowed by te preposition
b"' were b"ser)es to introduce te per!ormer o! te action e%pressed by te past participle(
e(g( #e city is protected fromte soldiers(
#e city is protected b"te soldiers(
#e !irst e%ample indicates tat te soldiers are a treat to te city1 wereas te second
e%ample indicates tat te soldiers are protecting te city(
#e !ollowing are e%amples o! predicate adjecti)es and past participles o! )erbs in te Passi)e
9oice wic are usually !ollowed by certain prepositions( $n addition' it sould be kept in
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mind tat most )erbs in te Passi)e 9oice can be !ollowed by a prase beginning wit te
preposition b"(
Abo#t
an%ious about concerned about
curious about depressed about doubt!ul about entusiastic about
e%cited about appy about
pleased about wrong about
worried about
At
adept at alarmed at
ama-ed at o)erjoyed at
socked at surprised at
*et$een torn between
*"
accompanied by caused by
guided by manu!actured by
obsessed by written by
-or
blamed !or eligible !or
!amous !or !it !or
known !or late !or noted !or praised !or
punised !or Buali!ied !or
ready !or responsible !or
ripe !or sorry !or
suitable !or
-rom
absent !rom apart !rom
deri)ed !rom descended !rom
detaced !rom di!!erent !rom
distinct !rom e%empt !rom
!ar !rom isolated !rom
omitted !rom protected !rom
remo)ed !rom sa!e !rom
separated !rom
In
absorbed in disappointed in
engaged in immersed in
interested in in)ol)ed in
Of
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accused o! a!raid o!
asamed o! aware o!
capable o! certain o!
composed o! conscious o!
con)inced o! depri)ed o!
de)oid o! !ond o! ignorant o! independent o!
jealous o! proud o!
regardless o! reminded o!
sure o! suspicious o!
suspected o! terri!ied o!
tired o! worty o!
On
based on dependent on
intent on
To
acceptable to accessible to
accustomed to adapted to
addicted to adjacent to
attaced to attributable to
close to committed to
comparable to dedicated to
detrimental to de)oted to
due to eBual to
eBui)alent to essential to
e%posed to !ait!ul to
!a)orable to !oreign to
imper)ious to indi!!erent to
indispensable to in!erior to
kind to loyal to
ne%t to obedient to
obliged to obli)ious to
opposed to parallel to
partial to peculiar to
pre!erable to prior to
proportional to reconciled to reduced to related to
relati)e to rele)ant to
resigned to resistant to
restricted to senior to
sensiti)e to similar to
subject to subordinate to
suited to superior to
susceptible to tied to
To$ar&or To$ar&s
protecti)e towardDs
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%ith
acBuainted wit a!!iliated wit
associated wit besieged wit
compared wit compatible wit
con!ronted wit consistent wit
co)ered wit cursed wit e%asperated wit !amiliar wit
!inised wit identi!ied wit
in!atuated wit patient wit
pleased wit satis!ied wit
synonymous wit treatened wit
See E%ercise
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plead !or pose !or
pray !or prepare !or
press !or register !or
searc !or sop !or
substitute !or )ouc !or
wait !or wis !or
-rom
abstain !rom bene!it !rom
deduct !rom deri)e !rom
desist !rom deter !rom
detract !rom de)iate !rom
di!!er !rom di)ert !rom
escape !rom e%tricate !rom
!lee !rom in!er !rom
pro!it !rom protect !rom
Buote !rom radiate !rom recoil !rom reco)er !rom
re!rain !rom srink !rom
stem !rom su!!er !rom
In
belie)e in engage in
indulge in inter)ene in
in)est in participate in
persist in succeed in
Into
cange into con)ert into
del)e into dip into
de)elop into di)ide into
!all into merge into
plunge into pry into
sink into trans!orm into
Of
appro)e o! beware o!
concei)e o! consist o! depri)e o! die o!
disappro)e o! smell o!
On
blame on concentrate on
depend on impinge on
impose on insist on
intrude on pounce on
re!lect on rely on
report on spy on
subsist on tri)e on
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O(er
preside o)er trip o)er
To
adapt to adere to
adjust to amount to belong to con!orm to
contribute to correspond to
listen to object to
pertain to pre!er to
re!er to relate to
respond to resort to
re)ert to submit to
subscribe to succumb to
surrender to yield to
%ith agree wit associate wit
collaborate wit combine wit
communicate wit comply wit
concur wit consort wit
contend wit cooperate wit
cope wit correspond wit
!lirt wit mingle wit
sare wit sympati-e wit
See E%ercise ?(
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