It is not easy to figure out which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective.<\/p>\n
Accuse somebody of something<\/strong><\/p>\n She accused me of reading her letters.<\/p>\n Afraid of<\/strong><\/p>\n I am afraid of the dark.<\/p>\n Agree with a person, opinion or policy<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t agree with your opinion.<\/p>\n Do you agree with the argument that education should be free for all?<\/p>\n Agree about a subject of discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n My husband and I agree about most things.<\/p>\n Agree on a matter for discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s agree on a price.<\/p>\n Angry with<\/strong><\/p>\n Why are you angry with me?<\/p>\n Anxious about<\/strong><\/p>\n I am anxious about his health. (= I am worried about his health.)<\/p>\n Anxious for<\/strong><\/p>\n We are all anxious for an end to this misunderstanding. (= We are eager to have an end to this misunderstanding.)<\/p>\n Anxious to<\/strong><\/p>\n I am anxious to find a good job. (= I am eager to find a good job.)<\/p>\n Apologize to somebody for something<\/strong><\/p>\n I think you should apologize to him.<\/p>\n I must apologize for disturbing you.<\/p>\n Arrive at \/ in<\/strong><\/p>\n We will arrive at \/ in Madrid in the morning.<\/p>\n Bad at<\/strong><\/p>\n I am not particularly bad at tennis.<\/p>\n Believe in<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you believe in life after death?<\/p>\n Belong in \/ on<\/strong><\/p>\n Those glasses belong on the top shelf.<\/p>\n Belong to<\/strong><\/p>\n He belongs to a local football club.<\/p>\n Blue with<\/strong><\/p>\n She was blue with cold.<\/p>\n Clever at<\/strong><\/p>\n She is quite clever at solving puzzles.<\/p>\n Congratulate on<\/strong><\/p>\n I must congratulate you on your promotion.<\/p>\n I must congratulate you for \/ on winning the first prize.<\/p>\n Depend \/ dependent on<\/strong><\/p>\n He is still dependent on his parents.<\/p>\n Die of \/ from<\/strong><\/p>\n A lot of people died of flu last year.<\/p>\n He died from his injuries a few days after the accident.<\/p>\n Different from \/ to \/ than<\/strong><\/p>\n This is different from\/ to \/ than this.<\/p>\n Difficulty with<\/strong><\/p>\n I am having difficulty with my travel arrangements.<\/p>\n Disappointed with\/at\/about something<\/strong><\/p>\n I am quite disappointed with\/about my results.<\/p>\n Disappointed with somebody<\/strong><\/p>\n My mother said that she was disappointed with me.<\/p>\n Discussion about<\/strong><\/p>\n We had a discussion about his plans.<\/p>\n Divide into<\/strong><\/p>\n The book is divided into 12 chapters.<\/p>\n Dream of<\/strong><\/p>\n I often dreamt of becoming a famous writer when I was younger.<\/p>\n Dressed in<\/strong><\/p>\n She was dressed in white.<\/p>\n Enter into<\/strong><\/p>\n We have entered into an agreement with them.<\/p>\n Explain something to somebody<\/strong><\/p>\n Can you explain this to me?<\/p>\n Fight with, struggle with<\/strong><\/p>\n He spent his whole life fighting with the government.<\/p>\n Frightened of<\/strong><\/p>\n The children were frightened of the noise.<\/p>\n Get into a car \/ get out of a car<\/strong><\/p>\n When I got into my car I found that my camera had been stolen.<\/p>\n Good at<\/strong><\/p>\n She is quite good at writing.<\/p>\n Ill with<\/strong><\/p>\n He has been ill with flu for many days.<\/p>\n Impressed with \/ by<\/strong><\/p>\n I am very impressed with your work.<\/p>\n We were impressed by her performance.<\/p>\n Increase in<\/strong><\/p>\n We want to see a big increase in productivity.<\/p>\n Independent of<\/strong><\/p>\n She wants to be independent of her parents.<\/p>\n Independence from<\/strong><\/p>\n India got independence from Britain in 1947.<\/p>\n Insist on<\/strong><\/p>\n She insisted on paying for the drinks.<\/p>\n Interested in<\/strong><\/p>\n Are you interested in social work?<\/p>\n Kind to<\/strong><\/p>\n She was very kind to me.<\/p>\n Lack of<\/strong><\/p>\n Lack of time prevented me from finishing the job.<\/p>\n Laugh at<\/strong><\/p>\n Please do not laugh at the beggar.<\/p>\n Listen to<\/strong><\/p>\n Please listen to me.<\/p>\n Look at<\/strong><\/p>\n Why are you looking at me like that?<\/p>\n Look after<\/strong><\/p>\n There was no one to look after the old woman.<\/p>\n Look for<\/strong><\/p>\n I am looking for my keys.<\/p>\n Marriage to<\/strong><\/p>\n Her marriage to Samuel did not last long.<\/p>\n She has been married to him for over two decades.<\/p>\n Nice to<\/strong><\/p>\n She is nice to everyone.<\/p>\n Operate on<\/strong><\/p>\n The surgeons operated on him yesterday.<\/p>\n Pay for<\/strong><\/p>\n Who will pay for the drinks?<\/p>\n Pleased with \/ at \/ about something<\/strong><\/p>\n I am quite pleased with\/at \/ about my results.<\/p>\n Pleased with somebody<\/strong><\/p>\n I am quite pleased with myself.<\/p>\n Polite to<\/strong><\/p>\n Try to be polite to strangers.<\/p>\n Prevent from + ing<\/strong><\/p>\n She prevented me from entering her home.<\/p>\n Proof of<\/strong><\/p>\n I want proof of your love.<\/p>\n Reason for<\/strong><\/p>\n What is the reason for the accident?<\/p>\n Remind of<\/strong><\/p>\n She reminds me of my mother.<\/p>\n Responsible for<\/strong><\/p>\n Who is responsible for cooking dinner?<\/p>\n Rude to<\/strong><\/p>\n He was rude to everyone.<\/p>\n Run into<\/strong><\/p>\n I ran into your mother yesterday. (= I met your mother yesterday.)<\/p>\n Search for<\/strong><\/p>\n The police are searching for a bald man in his thirties.<\/p>\n Shocked at \/ by<\/strong><\/p>\n I was shocked at \/ by the news of his death.<\/p>\n Shout at<\/strong><\/p>\n Why are you shouting at me?<\/p>\n Smile at<\/strong><\/p>\n She didn\u2019t even smile at me when I met her yesterday.<\/p>\n Sorry about<\/strong><\/p>\n I feel sorry about her.<\/p>\n Sorry for \/ about something that you have done.<\/p>\n I am sorry for \/ about disturbing you.<\/p>\n Speak to \/speak with<\/strong><\/p>\n Can I speak with \/ to you for a moment?<\/p>\n Suffer from<\/strong><\/p>\n My grandfather suffers from dementia.<\/p>\n Surprised at \/ by<\/strong><\/p>\n I was surprised by \/ at his ignorance.<\/p>\n Think of \/ about<\/strong><\/p>\n I am thinking of studying law.<\/p>\n I have also thought about studying philosophy.<\/p>\n The thought of<\/strong><\/p>\n The thought of failing never entered his head.<\/p>\n Throw at<\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t throw stones at the dog.<\/p>\n Trip over<\/strong><\/p>\n She tripped over the bag and fell.<\/p>\n Wrong with<\/strong><\/p>\n What is wrong with you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is not easy to figure out which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective. 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