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HOWTOMAKEEASYUSEOFPREPOSITIONS

APrepositionisawordplacedbeforeanounorpronountoshowinthat
relationthepersonorHavingdenotedbythenounstandstosomethingelse.
Sometimesitisusedaftertheworditgoners.
(a)Hereistheboy(Whom)youspokeof.
(b)Whatareyoulookingat
(c)Whentheobjectistherelativepronounthattheprepositionisalways
placedattheend:
asThisisthebookthatwerelookingfar.
(d)Whentheobjectisarelativepronounorandinterrogativeprepositionis
usedattheend.
Sometimesawordtakesacertainprepositionafteritinonecontextanda
differentprepositioninanothercontext.Somesuchwordsaregivenas
under:
1.
Abidebyathing.
Abidewithaperson.
2.
Accuseofcrime.
Accusedbyaperson.
3.
Applytoaperson
Applyforathing.
4.
Appealtoaperson.
Appealagainstathing.
5.
Angrywithaperson.
Angryatathing.
6.
Annoyedatathing.
Annoyedwithaperson.
7.
Apologizetoaperson.
Apologizeforathing.
8.
Accomplicewithaperson.
Accompliceinsomecrime.
9.
Agreewithaperson.
Agreetoproposal.
10.
Attendtoathing.

Attenduponaperson.
11.
Awardforathing.
Awardtoaperson.
12.
Accountforathing.
Accounttoaperson.
13.
Affiliatedtoauniversity.
Affiliatedwithaparty.
14.
Burnsintotears/rage.
Burnsuponacountry.
15.
Feedongrass.
Feedacowwithgrass.
16.
Accommodateoneselftocircumstance.
Accommodateapersonwithlodgingorloan.
17.
Ambitiousforathing.
Ambitiousofgettingfame.
18.
Disgustedatathing.
Disgustedwithaperson.
19.
Displeasedwithaperson.
Displeasedatathing.
20.
Dieofdisease.
Dieforcountry.
21.
Differfromathing.
Differwithaperson.
22.
Enquireofaperson.
Enquireintoamatter.
23.
Eagerforfame.
Eagerinthepursuitofknowledge.
24.

Furnishathingtoaperson.
Furnishapersonwithathing.
25.
Familiarwithathing.
Familiarwithathing.
26.
Goodatsomething.
Goodfornothing.
27.
Gratefultoaperson.
Gratefulforathing.
28.
Involveinathing.
Involvewithaperson.
29.
Joinwithaperson.
Jointoathing.
30.
Liveonfood
Livewithaperson.

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