UNITE: Preposition

Combinotions

A 6e absentfrom 6e done with o objectto

be accusedof dream of, about &eopposedto
6e accustomedto 6e dressedin
P participate in
6e acquainted with
E 6e engagedin, to bepatient with
6e addicted to
be envious of be pleasedwith
be aftaid of
be equipped with 6e polite to
agree with
escapefrom pray for
be angry at, with
excel in, at 6e preparedfor
be annoyed with, by
&eexcited about prevent from
apologizefor
be exhaustedfrom prohibit from
apply to, for
excusefor 6e protected from
approve of
6e exposedto 6e proud of
argue with, about
provide with
arrive in, at F 6e faithful to
6e associatedwith be familiar with a 6e qualified for
be aware of feel like
R recover from
fight for
believe in be related to
6efilled with
blame for be relevantto
befinished with
6e blessedwith rely (up)on
6e fond of
&ebored with, by 6e rememberedfor
forget about
rescuefrom
6e capableof forgive for
respond to
care about, for be friendly to, with
6e responsiblefor
&ecluttered with 6e frightened of, by
6e committed to be furnished with be satisfiedwith
compare to, with ba scaredof, by
G be gone from
complain about, of stare at
6e grateful to, for
be composedof stop from
be guilty of
be concernedabout subscribeto
be connectedto H hide from substitute for
consist of hope for succeedin
be content with
be innocent of T take advantageof
contribute to
be convinced of insist (up)on take care of
6e interestedin talk about, of
be coordinatedwith
introduce to 6e terrified of, by
count (up)on
be involved in thank for
6e covered with
think about, of
be crowded with J 6e jealous of
be tired of, from
decide (up)on K keep from
U 6e upset with
6e dedicatedto 6e known for
be used to
depend (up)on
6e devoted to L be limited to
V vote for
be disappointedin, with 6e located in
be discriminated against look forward to w &eworried about
distinguish from M 6e made of, from
be divorced from 6e married to

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There are many interesting places to visit in the For exarnple and for instance have the same
ciry. .€"brexantple, the botanical garden has meaning. They are often used as transitions. (See
numerous displays of plants from all over the world. Chart l9-3, p. 96.)
'h)
There are many interesting places to visit in the
city. The art museum, /or instancerhas an
excellent collection of modern paintings.

There are many interesring places to visit in the e.g. = Jor example
city, e.9., the botanical garden and the art museum. (e.g. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase exempli
There are many interesting places to visit in the graria.)*
city,.lbr exantple, the botanical garden or the art (c) and (d) have the same meaning.
museum.

(e) I prefer to wear casual clothes,such as jeans and such as

a sweatshirt.
( f ) Some counuies,such as Brazil and Canada, are big. (f), (g), and (h) have essentially the same meaning
( g t Countries such as
Brazil and Canada are big. even though the pattern varies.**
rh) !,rr'1r countries as Brazil and Canada are bie.

*Punctuation note: Periods are used with

e.g in American English. Periods are generally not used with eg in British English.
*rPunctuation note:
(l) \X/hen the"such cs phrase" can be omitted without substantially changing the meaning of the sentence, commas are used..
Example: Some words, such as &zozc,and see,are verbs. (Commas are used.)
(2) No commas are used when the "such as phrase" gives essential information about the noun to which it refers.
Example:Vords such as know and seeare verbs. (No commas are used.)

\..4) The city provides many cultural opportunities. It Moreozser,furtherrnore, and in addition mean
has an excellent art museum. "also." They
are tansitions. (See Chart l9-3,p.96.)

it has a fine symphony orchestra.

b) The city provides many cultural opportunities. In (b): In addition to and besides* are used as
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to ) prepositions. They are followed by an object (museum),
'
. ,:"" l an excellent art museum, it has
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J not a clause.
a fine symphony orchestra.

'coypARE: Besides means "in

addition to."
Beside means "next to"; e.g., I sat besidemy friend.

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