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Appropriate Prepositions
ABOUT
(i) Here are some verbs which are followed by about:
agree care forget
moan talk argue
chat fret muse
tell ask complain
fuss protest think
boast consult groan
rave warn brag
disagree grumble read
wonder brood dream
inquire speak worry
(ii) Here are some nouns which are followed by about:
advice decision misgivings
row agreement fuss
news anxiety idea
opinion book information
phobia chat joke
concern judgement prediction
consultation lecture quarrel
debate letter question
(iii)Here are some adjectives which are followed by
about:
adamant embarrassed optimistic
unclear angry enthusiastic
passionate unconcerned annoyed
fussy pleased undecided
anxious guilty positive
uneasy apprehensive happy
sceptical unhappy bothered
ignorant sensitive unsure
certain indignant sentimental
upset complacent miserable
serious vague concerned
mistaken sorry wary
crazy nervous uncertain
worried
AGAINST
(i) Here are some verbs which are followed by against:
agitate compete play
align conspire plot
ally fight side
advise guard insure
vaccinate counsel immunize
insulate protect fight
inoculate militate warn
(ii) Here are some nouns which are followed by
against:
aggression boycott crime
victory ally fight
match battle conspiracy
war blow defence
legislation war bulwark
fight safeguard campaign
insurance shield
AS
(i) Here are some transitive verbs which are followed
by as:
acknowledge class designate
name address classify
diagnose nominate adopt
conceive disguise perceive
brand condemn elect
project cast consider
employ regard categorise
construe establish stamp
certify count hail
use characterise denounce
interpret choose depict
label cite describe
mark
(ii) Here are some intransitive verbs which are
followed by as:
act double pose
begin function serve
come pass work
AT
(i) Here are some verbs which are followed by at:
gape glance look
gaze glare stare
bark shout swear
scream snap yell
beam grin smile
wave frown scowl
sneer wink aim
grasp snatch clutch
guess strike grab
shoot throw dab
hack pick tear
gnaw nibble poke
work exclaim marvel
shudder frown rail
smile jeer rave
sneer laugh scoff
wander
(ii) Here are some adjectives which are followed by
at:
aghast annoyed embarrassed
pleased alarmed appalled
furious surprised amzaed
astonished impatient unhappy
amused bewildered indignant
upset angry disappointed
irritated
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BETWEEN
(i) Here are some nouns which are followed by
between:
agreement consultation link
alliance contact merger
antagonism co-ordination misunderstanding
balance correspondence partnership
battle encounter rapport
band feud relationship
breach fight split
collision friendship truce
connection interplay understanding
contrast disparity gulf
similarity difference distinction
inequality discrepancy gap
parity
(ii) Here are some verbs which are followed by
between:
advertise bargin grope
search aim fight
hunt send apply
fish look wait
appeal call hope
lust press ask
clamour hunger pine
wish beg hanker
long pray yearn
BY
Here are some verbs which are followed by by:
abide live stick
go stand swear
FOR
Here are some nouns which are followed by for:
admiration disdain enthusiasm
nostalgia affection dislike
hatred partiality affinity
disregard love passion
appreciation disrespect lust
predilection contempt distaste
mania weakness
FROM
Here are some verbs which are followed by from:
ban detach graduate
remove beg deter
guard separate borrow
disconnect hide shelter
buy discourage inherit
shield change dissuade
insulate stop come
disqualify keep switch
conceal elicit obtain
translate convert fall
prevent transform cut
get protect turn
deflect glean receive
withhold
IN
(i) Here are some verbs which are followed by in:
assist fail intervene
mediate believe gain
invest revel collaborate
glory involve share
dabble implicate join
specialise deal indulge
luxuriate wallow (to enjoy)
engage interfere meddle
(ii) Here are some nouns which are followed by in:
belief decrease fluctuation
skill breach delight
improvement slump catch
development increase stake
change exercise interest
upsurge confidence experiment
part voice cut
faith pride decline
fall say difference
equality similarity disparity
inequality variation
INTO
Here are some verbs which are followed by into:
bully deceive galvanize
seduce coax delude
pressurize shame coerce
frighten push trick
blossom develop make
change divide transform
convert evolve translate
degenerate grow turn
OF
(i) Here are some intransitive verbs which are followed
by of:
approve conceive dispose
learn smell beware
consist dream partake
speak boast despair
hear savour think
complain disapprove know
smack weary
(ii) Here are some transitive verbs which are followed
by of:
absolve avail cure
make accuse cheat
denude notify acquit
cleanse deprive purge
advise convict divest
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warn assure convince
inform
(iii) Here are some adjectives which are followed by
of:
afraid beloved contemptuous
expressive appreciative bereft
critical fond apprehensive
capable devoid forgetful
ashamed certain empty
free aware characteristic
enamoured full bare
conscious envious guilty
ignorant intolerant scared
uncertain impatient jealous
sceptical unconscious incapable
nervous scornful unsure
independent oblivious short
unworthy indicative possessed
unafraid wary insensible
proud unware worthy
ON
(i) Here are some transitive verbs which are followed
by on:
base confer impose
lavish spend blame
force inflict model
(ii) Here are some intransitive verbs which are followed
by on:
bet count gamble
intrude build depend
impinge lean capitalise
embark impose plan
check encroach improve
prevail choke focus
infringe rely concetrate
frown insist settle
verge
(iii) Here are some nouns which are followed by on:
assault boycott embargo
limitation attack burden
emphasis onslaught attempt
claim focus restriction
ban effect limit
(iv) Here are some nouns which are followed by on:
advice debate lecture
remark agreement decision
legislation report book
ideas outlook verdict
commit judgment
(v) Here are some verbs which are followed by on:
adamant dependent fair
hooked intent bent
easy hard incumbent
keen
(vi) Here are some verbs which are followed by on:
advise elaborate muse
remark agree expand
ponder report comment
lecture pronounce speculate
decide meditate reflect
vote dwell
OVER
(i) Here are some verbs which are followed by over:
argue fight muse
brood fret quarrel
clash fuss quibble
disagree gloat row
enthuse grieve wrangle
(ii) Here are some nouns which are followed by over:
anxiety debate outcry
battle fuss quarrel
concern misunderstanding row
THROUGH
Here are some verbs which are followd by through:
browse glance look
thumb flick go
run wade flip
leaf skim work
TO
(i) Here are some verbs which are followed by to:
beckon give point
signal demostrate offer
show wave announce
explain say apologize
mention speak complain
mutter talk confide
report write change
full return convert
promote turn
(ii) Here are some adjectives which are followed by
to:
courteous fair kind
sympathetic cruel faithful
loyal unfair devoted
friendly nice unfaithful
disloyal indifferent partial
unkind accustomed identical
proportional vulnerable adjacent
immune sensitive allergic
impervious similar central
indebted subordinate comparable
inferior superior equal
irrelevant susceptible equivalent
married unaccustomed essential
parallelled useful fundamental
preferable vital
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3. Call
Call
at
for
in
on
off
over
up
upon
to visit somebody's place
to demand
to send for
to go to somebody's house to
meet him
to postpone
to call out out the rolls
to remember
to plead
4. Die
Die
of
f rom
f or
in
by
through
disease, illness, hunger, thirst, grief
a wound, over-eating
one's ideals, one's country
an accident, battle
violence, one's own hands
(ie, commit suicide)
neglect
5. Go
Go
af ter
against
f or
into
of f
to chase
to oppose
to chase
to look into
to explode
6. Fall
Fall
out
back on
into
in with
on
upon
through
off
to quarrel
use as a last resort if the
main thing fails
to come into close contact
meet by chance
pounce upon
come to pass
become unsuccessful
to be shed
7. Get
Get
at
along
away
back
down
on with
over
to know
to enjoy the company
to escape
to return
to leave the train, bus or taxi
to maintain good relation
to surmount
8. Look
Look
after
at
back upon
down upon
into
on
through
someone
see intently
recall
dislike
examine, investigate
consider
study
WITH
(i) Here are some verbs that are followed by with:
ally confer merge
amalgamate conspire negotiate
associate dance share
chat debate speak
coexist discuss trade
collide interact work
argue disagree row
bargain feud struggle
clash fight vie
compete haggle wrangle
(ii) Here are some adjectives which are followed by
with:
alarmed furnished overloaded
suffused cluttered heavy
painted swamped crawling
infested patterned teeming
crowded inlaid peopled
thick draped inaden
piled tinged embellished
littered riddled filled
overgrown studded angry
displeased happy satisfied
annoyed dissatisfied impressed
unhappy bored fascinated
infatuated unimpressed content
fed up obsessed unsatisfied
disapoointed furious pleased
acquainted conversant impatient
occupied afflicted engaged
incompatible parallel comparable
faced inconsistent patient
compatible familiar infected
popular confronted frank
intoxicated unacquainted conneted
free level unconnected
consistent friendly mixed up
unfamiliar
Summary
Look at the charts given below:
1. Break
Break
down
into
off
up
with
of taxi, car, bus
a house
relation
a meeting, class, etc
someone
2. Bring
Bring
down
f orth
f orward
out
cause to fall
produce
produce, supply
publish
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9. Put
Put
at
across
aside
forward
in
off
on
out
lodge and entertain
convey
save
advance
submit
delay, postpone
wear
extinguish
10. Run
Run
away
back over
down
af ter
of f
out
over
up against
steal and disappear
reconsider
become weak or exhausted
try to catch
make copies of
come to an end
knock down and pass over
face, encounter
11. Take
Take
back
down
off
up
withdraw
write down
deduct
absorb, soak
12. Turn
Turn
down
on
out
up
reject
switch on
come out for special purposes
arrive
Look at these charts, too:
(1)
She is
sitting
in
at
on
an armchair, the car
a table, a desk
the chair, the ground, the floor,
a horse, that seat
(2)
come
go
travel
by
car
bus
train
boat
plane
bicycle