erayi" Ekj@ Verb + preposition 4 of/for/from/on an vorb + of accuse / suspect somebody OF Tina accused meof being selfish Some students were suspected of cheating in the exam. approve / disapprove OF © His parents don’t approve of what he does, but they car't stop him, die OF ordie FROM an illness etc, ‘What did hedie of? ‘A heertattack: consist OF (© We had an enormous meal. consisted of seven courses, QE wis pay somebody) FOR © We didn't have enough money to pay for the meal. (not pay the meal) Butwe say pay a bill /a fine /a fee /tax /rent/ a sum of money’ etc. (no preposition) We didn’t have enough money to pay the rent. thank / forgive sornebody FOR © Tilnever forgive them for what they did apologise (TO somebody) FOR © When trealised !was wrong, apologised (to them) for my mistake. blame sorebocy/something FOR ..., somebody isto blame FOR Everybody blamed me for the accident, ©. Everybody said that | was to blame for the accident. blame (a problem etc) ON ‘O Itwasn't my fault. Don't blameiton me. a verb + from. suffer FROM an illness ete There's been an increase in the number of people suffering from heart disease. protect somebody/something FROM Sun cream protects the skin from the sun, en vor ton depend ON..., relyON don't know whet tine welll artive, It depends on the traffic. © Youcan rely on Anna, She always keeps her promises You can use depend + when/where/how etc. with orwithout on ~ “Areyou goingto buy it?” ‘Itdepends how much itis’ (or‘itdepends on how much ..”) ON money/food Michaels salaryis very low. It isn't enough to live on. congratulate / compliment somebody ON © Ieongratulated heron doing so well in her exams © Theimeal was really good. I complimented Mark on his cooking skils ryeros Hfor-® Unit 133 Other veros+ on? Unit 136E ition + ing? Unit62_—_ OW 270 WwExercises FEES] Putin the correct preposition. Ifno preposition is necessary, leave the space empty. 1 Some students were suspected... cheating in the exam. 2 Areyou going to apologise what you did? 3 The apartment consists Unree rooms, a kitchen and bathroom 4 Iwas accused lying, but | wes telling the truth, 5 We finished our meal, paic the bill, nd left the restaurant. 6 The accident was my fault, so I had to pay the repairs. 7 Some people are dying hunger, while others eat too mu: 8 called Helen to thank her the present she sent me. © The government is popular. Most people approve its policies. 10. Do you blame the government our economic problems? 11 When something goes wrong, you always blame it. other people. 12 Forgive me interrupting, but I like to ask you something [ESE] complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. 1 Sue said that Iwas selfish Sue accused me... of being, selfish 2. The misunderstanding was my fault, so | apologised l apologised 3. Jane won the tournament, so congratulated her. Icongratulated 4 He has enemies, and he has a bodyguard to protect him He has a bodyguard to protect 5 Sandra eats only bread and eggs Sandia lives 6 You can't say that the bad weather is my fault. You can't blame 7 The police thought my friend had stolen a car The police suspected (ESE) complete the sentences using these verbs (in the correct form) + a preposition: “accuse apologise approve congratulate depend live pay suffer 1 His parents don't... approve. of. what he does, but they can’t stop him, 2 When you went to the theatre with Paul, who. the tickets? 3 I’snot pleasant when you are something you dide’t do. 4 We hope to go to the beach tomorrow, but it. the weather. 5 Things are cheap there, You can very little money. © You were rude to Lisa, | think you should her. 7 Alex. bback pain. He spends too much time working at his desk. 8 Lealled Jack to. him passing his driving test. [EEE pat in the correct preposition. If no preposition is necessary, leave the space empty. 1 Ill never forgive them .fot...what they did. 2 Vaccinations may protect you a number of diseases, 3 You know you can always rely. me if you need any help. 4 Sophie will have to borrow money to pay. her college fees. 5 She's often unwell. She suffers. very bad headaches. © [don't know whether Fil go out tonight. It depends how I feel 7 Anna doesn’thave a job. She depends. her parents for maney. 8 My usual breakfast consists fruit, cereal and coffee. © I complimented her hher English. It was really good. Additional exercise 36 (page 323) 2merayi" ak{-@ Verb+preposition5 in/into/with/to/on an verb +in believe IN ..= believe that something exsts, believe that is good to do something © Doyoubelieve in God? {=do you believe that God exists?) I believe in saying what Ithink. (-Ibelieve tis right to say what! think) but ‘believe something’ (believe thatit s true, ‘believe sorneboxiy’ (= believe what they say) © Thestorycan’tbe true. Idon’t believe it, {nat believe init) alise IN Helen's a lawyer. She specialises in company law. succeed IN Thope you succeed in finding the job you want. ean vorb +into break INTO © Our house was broken into a few days ago, but nothing was stolen. ‘crash / drive / bump /run INTO He lost control of the car and erashed into a wall di fe cut / split something INTO two or more parts (© The book is divided into three parts. translate a book etc. FROM one language INTO anothe- © She's a famous writer, Her books have been translated into many languages ag verb with collide WITH © There was an accident this morning, A bus collided with a car. fill something WITH ... (but full of - see Unit 1314) (Take this saucepan anc fill it with water, provide / supply somebody WITH © The school provides all ts students with books. L | verb to happen To ‘What happened to that gold watch you used to have? wheres it now?) somebody TO a party /a wedding ete © They only invited 2 few people to their wedding. prefer one thingTO another Iprefer tea to coffee. ea verb+on concentrate ON © Itried to concentrate on my work, but kept thinking about other things. insist ON ©. Iwanted to go alone, but some friends of mine insisted on coming with me. spend (money) ON How much do you spend on food each week? 2m ition + ing? Unit62 _Otherveros -to-® Unit 132 _Otherverbs + on--® Unit 135DExercises [EEE] complete the sentences using these verbs (in the correct form) + a preposition: “believe break concentrate divide drive fill happen insist invite succeed 1 Lwanted to go alone, but my friends ..insisted..on._. coming with me. 2 Thaven’t seen Mike for ages. I wonder what has him 3 I’savery large house. I's four apartments. 4 We've been the party, but unfortunately we can't go. 5 Idon't ghosts. | think people imagine that they see them, © Steve gave me an empty bucket and told me to it ter 7 Aburglaris someone who. a house to steal things 8 Don't ry and do two things together. one thing at a time. © Itwasn't easy, but in the end we. finding a solution to the problem. 10. The carn front af me stopped suddenly. Unfortunately | couldn't stop in time and the back of it [ESE complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. 1 There was a collision between a bus and a car. Abus collided ..with a. car 2 Idon’t mind big cities, but | prefer small towns. I prefer 3. I got all the information I needed from the company. ‘The company provided me - 4 This morning | bought a pair of shoes, which cost eighty pounds. This morning | spent. 5 There are ten districts in the city The city is divided [EEE Put in the correct preposition. If the sentence is already complete, leave the space empty. 1 The school provides all its students.with... books 2 A strange thing happened mea few days ago 3 Mark decided to give up sport to concentrate his studies. 4 Money should be used well. I don't believe wasting it 5 My present job isn't wonderful, but | preferit. what | did before. © Thope you succeed getting what you want. 7 Ben was injured playing football when he collided another player. 8 ‘There was an awful noise as the car crashed atree, © Paitickis a photographer. He specialises sports photography. 10 Joe doesn't spend much money. clothes 11 Iwas amazed when | heard the news, couldn't believe: it. 12. Somebody broke my car and stole my bag. 13. Iwas quite cold, but Tom insisted having the window open 14 The teacher decided to split the class four groups. 15 Milled the tank, but unfortunately filled it the wrong kind of fuel 16 Some things are difficult to translate one language another. [FEZ] use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use a preposition. 1 Iwanted to go out alone, but my friend insisted.om, comming, with me, 2 Ispend a lot of money 3 Isawan accident, Acar crashed 4 Chris prefers basketball. 5. The restaurant we went to specialises © Shakespeare's plays have been translated Additional exercise 36 (page 223) 273