{"id":72005,"date":"2019-09-11T09:52:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T09:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72005"},"modified":"2019-09-11T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T10:09:36","slug":"prepositional-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/prepositional-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepositional Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following is a list of idiomatic <strong>prepositional phrases<\/strong> and examples. Always use these prepositional phrases as units; don&#8217;t substitute other prepositions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accuse somebody of something<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She accused me of stealing her purse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Acquainted with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter is acquainted with my cousin John.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Afraid of<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am afraid of cockroaches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agree on (a plan)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They finally agreed on a plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agree to (someone else&#8217;s proposal)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did Betty agree to their demands?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Angry with<\/strong> (sometimes at) a person for doing something<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She was angry with him for lying to her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Angry at\/about (a thing)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The commuters are angry about the fare hike.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Anxious about<\/strong> (=worried about)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am getting anxious about money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Anxious for<\/strong> (=eager to have)<\/p>\n<p>We are all anxious for an end to this misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approve of<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did she approve of the vacation plan?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Arrive at\/in<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What time do we arrive at Tokyo?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bad at<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is very bad at cooking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Belong on\/in<\/strong> (= go, fit, have its place in\/on)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Those glasses belong on the top shelf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Belong to<\/strong> (= be a member of)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I belong to a local athletics club.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Congratulate\/congratulations on something<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I must congratulate you on your exam results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contrast with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The red shirt contrasts with the pink pants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Convenient for<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is Monday convenient for you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deal with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you deal with that awful child?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Depend on\/ dependent on<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He doesn\u2019t want to be dependent on his parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Die of \/from<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A week after the accident he died of\/from his injuries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Differ from (something)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The airplane differs from the train.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Differ with (a person)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I differ with your argument.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disappointed with somebody<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She never showed whether she was disappointed with him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disappointed with\/at\/about something<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You must be pretty disappointed with\/at\/about your exam results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Explain something to somebody<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Could you explain this rule to me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Get on (to) and off<\/strong> a train, plane, bus, ship, motor bike or horse<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We will be getting off the train in ten minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ill with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He has been ill with flu this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Impressed with\/by<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am very impressed with\/by your work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Independent of<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She got a job so that she could be independent of her parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Insist on<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She insisted on coming with us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interested in<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not many people are interested in grammar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interfere with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Homework can interfere with your social life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kind to<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be kind to others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Be lacking in<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is lacking in tact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Laugh at<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I hate being laughed at.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Listen to<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you don\u2019t listen to people they won\u2019t listen to you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Look after (=take care of)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thanks for looking after me when I was ill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Look for (=try to find)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you help me look for my keys?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Operate on a patient<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They operated on her last night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pay for something that is bought<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I will pay for the drink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Proof of<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I want proof of your love. Lend me some money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reason for<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nobody knows the reason for the accident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reason with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can&#8217;t reason with a two-year-old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Responsible for<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is responsible for the shopping this week?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rude to<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He is rude to everybody.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shocked at\/by<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are shocked at your hair color!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sorry for\/about something one has done<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am sorry for\/about breaking your window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sorry for a person<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I feel sorry for her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Speak to; speak with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Could I speak to\/with John for a moment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specialize in<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The hairdresser must specialize in humour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Trip over<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He tripped over the cat and fell downstairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Typical of<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The wine is typical of the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wrong with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is wrong with you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following is a list of idiomatic prepositional phrases and examples. Always use these prepositional phrases as units; don&#8217;t substitute other prepositions. Accuse somebody of something She accused me of stealing her purse. Acquainted with&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1136,1135],"class_list":["post-72005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vocabulary","tag-prepositional-phrase","tag-prepositional-phrases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72005"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72008,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72005\/revisions\/72008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}