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Ammer Prepositions
Ammer Prepositions
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THALAYOLAPARAMBU
PREPOSITIONS
COMMON PREPOSITIONS IN
ENGLISH
USE OF PREPOSITIONS
a. Use or omission of to
1. The preposition to is not used between verbs
like ask, order, request, advise, invite, remind,
tell, urge, warn, encourage, beg and the person
addressed.
Egs. I asked him to arrange the flowers.
They requested him to read a story.
He told me the truth.
But, He said to me. He spoke to me.
He talked to me. He shouted to me.
( He spoke loudly to me.) He shouted at me.
(He spoke angrily to me.)
Similarly,
Children threw the ball to each other. (means; they
were playing.)
He threw the ball at me. (means; he wanted to hit
me.)
Egs.
I bought a book for John.
John gave a new shirt to his
brother.
But these sentences can be written
without the preposition by bringing
the indirect object near the verb.
I bought John a book.
John gave his brother a new shirt.
Examples:-
We get in to a bus.
Then we are in the bus.
Then we got off the bus.
We may get on to the roof.
We can sit on the roof.
Over may mean being immediately
above, with possible physical contact.
Above implies some space in
between.
We live above them (not over them)
They put a sheet over him. (not above
him)
ADJECTIVES +
PREPOSITIONS
Composed of
Due to
Exposed to
Fond of
fit for
Inclined to
Interested in
Involved in
Liable to
Owing to
Ready for
Scared of
Sorry for (a person)
Sorry about (something)
Successful in
Suspicious of
Terrified of
Tired of
VERBS + PREPOSITIONS
VERBS + PREPOSITIONS.
VERBS + PREPOSITIONS.
Conform to a pattern.
Consist of several things.
Die of a disease.
Differ with a person, on something, from a
person, in some quality.
Dream of something.
Enter a place, into an agreement.
Entrust a person with something,
something to a person.
Escape from something, but escape
punishment.
VERBS + PREPOSITIONS.
Feed on grass.
Feel for a person
Fly into a range.
Furnish a person, room, building/ with
something.
Hope for something.
Inquire of a person, about a person,
some matter, into an accident.
Insist on doing something.
Jump at an offer, to a conclusion.
Knock at a door.
Look for something/ on, upon a person
as a friend.
VERBS + PREPOSITIONS.
Object to something.
Part from a person, with something.
Persist in doing something.
Play a game, on a piano.
Prefer something to another
Prepare for something
Protect someone for something.
Provide someone with something, for the
family.
Present someone with something, something
to someone.
Put up with a person, at a place..
Refer to a person/thing.
Remind someone of something
Resort to some action.
VERBS + PREPOSITIONS.
Exercise-2.
Exercise-2..
Afflict with
Bargain with
Comply with
Credit with
Alternate with
Beset with
Disgrace with
Endow with
Remonstrate with
View with
Sympathise with
Tamper with
Fed up with
Infect with
Intoxicate with
Overcome with
Provide with
Supply with
Side with
to
According to
Alternate to
Alien to
Contribute to
Essential to
Forbid to
Indebted to
Menace to
to
Accustomed to
Apply to
Conductive to
Detrimental to
Entitled to
Faithful to
Insensible to
Married to
Priority to
Sentenced to
Adverse to
Attribute to
Conform to
Devoted to
Extend to
Give to
Just to
Prefer to
Allude to
Akin to
Congenial to
Due to
Exposed to
Indifferent to
Loyal to
Married to
Peculiar to
Superior to
Acquit of
Ashamed of
Aware of
Beware of
Cause of
Composed of
Convict of
oft
Accuse of
Afraid of
Assure of
Bereft of
Boast of
Complain of
Conscious of
Into:
at
Aim at
from:
Jeer at
Throw at
us
Difficulty in
On:
Employ in Interest in
Succeed in
for
Fill in (a form)
Take up (a job)
Take to (some hobby)
Tear off (remove)
Tear up (to pieces)
Inquire into (matter)
Inquired of (person)
Look at (consider)
Look to (for some help)
Part from (people)
Part with (things)
Come/ go by (bus, car)
(The word Preposition means U
which is placed before. Particu
prepositions follow certain ye:
nouns, adjectives and participle
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