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Today will we talk about “Rules of preposition?”
First we need to know what is preposition.
Preposition
– “A
preposition is a word placed before noun or pronoun to show in what relation
the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something else.”
-
Wren & martin
Words followed by appropriate
prepositions
Friends I am going to tell
you some such words that are used with certain preposition so let’s start…
1. Accused of - you have been accused of murder.
2. Absent from - He was absent from the class yesterday.
3. According to - He works according to my
advice.
4. Accustomed to - I am accustomed to talk
to a foreigner.
5. Act upon - We should act upon his advice.
6. Addicted to - He is addicted to wine.
7. Afraid of - He is not afraid of difficulties.
8. Affection for- He has no affection for his mother.
9. Agree with- He agreed with you.
10. Angry with- He was angry with me.
11. Ashamed of - I was ashamed of my
son’s behavior.
12. Ask for- I asked my friend for some money.
13. Avail of- He availed
himself of the opportunity.
14. Aware of- I am aware of
your intention.
15. Believe in- we should believe in god.
16. Belong to- This book belong to me.
17. Blame for- He blamed me for my carelessness.
18. Beware of - Beware of pickpockets.
19. Busy with- I am busy with my studies.
20. Boast of - He always boast of his
knowledge.
21. Break into- The thief broke into the
house.
22. Certain of- John is certain of his
success.
23. Care for- He does not care for his
health.
24. Confident of- she is confident of her
success in the examination.
25. Capable of- He is not capable of doing
such a work.
26. Congratulate on- He congratulated me on my success.
27. Complain against- Lisa complained against
John.
28. Charge against- There is no charge against your
brother.
29. Condemn to- He was condemned to death.
30. Cure of- Generally there is no cure of cancer.
31. Desire for- A saint has no desire for worldly
pleasures.
32. Eligible for- I am not eligible for this
post.
33. Equal to- This angle is not equal to that.
34. Expert in- she is expert in singing.
35. faithful to- your servant is not faithful to you.
36. familiar with- she is not familiar with me.
37. Fond of- He is very fond of rice.
38. Fatal to- The disease proved fatal to him.
39. Free from- Nobody is free from evils.
40. Fined for- Peter was fined for his
absence.
41. Guilty of- You are guilty of theft.
42. Greedy of- His father is greedy of wealth.
43. Hopeful of- I am hopeful of my
sister’s success.
44. Indebted to- I am indebted to him
for this help.
45. Inferior to - Your table is inferior to mine.
46. Insist on- she insist on going
there.
47. Invite to- Many persons were invited to dinner.
48. Interfere in- Don’t interfere in my
family matters.
49. Involved in- I am involved in difficulties.
50. Jealous of- He is jealous of my
name and fame.
51. Kind to- we should be kind to the
poor.
52. Laugh at- Do not laugh at
me.
53. Listen to- Listen to me.
54. Lead to- This road lends to my
house.
55. Loyal to- We should be Loyal to our
country.
56. Married to- she was married to a
doctor’s son.
57. Mad with- She was mad with anger
at his behavior.
58. Obedient to- Children should be obedient to their
parents.
60. Prevent from- My father always prevent me from playing with bad boys.
61. pleased with- I am pleased with him.
62. Prefer to- He prefers milk to tea.
63. Qualified for- He is Qualified for this
post.
64. Related to- He is related to me.
65. Rely on- You should not rely on him.
66. Respect for- Students should have respect for their
teachers.
67. Refer to- He referred the matter to the district magistrate.
68. Reply to- He has replied to my
letter.
69. Rob of - The cheat robbed him of all his money.
70. satisfied with- I am satisfied with my
new phone.
71. Suffer from- He is suffering from fever.
72. Superior to- Your book is not superior to mine.
73. Sure of - I am sure of
my success.
74. Sort of- He is running sort of funds.
75. Tired of - I am tired of
my work.
76. True to- He is true to
his words.
77. Trust In- We should trust in god
and do the right.
78. Unknown to- He is unknown to me.
79. Useful for- Exercise is useful for health.
80. Wait for- We waited for you
at railway station.
81. Wonder at- I wonder at his
conduct.
82. Yield to- Never yield to hardship.
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