Acquaintance with : I have no acquaintance with Maria.

Affection for : Raman has a strong affection for that poor girl.

Apology for : She offered him an apology for her conduct.

Aptitude for : The Marwaris have great aptitude for business.

Assurance of : Mr.Desai gave us no assurance of his support.

Blame for : Advani accepted blame for the accident.

Candidate for : Raman is a candidate for the post .

Capacity for : Aftab has no capacity for mastering facts.

C a r e o f : T a k e c a r e o f y o u r h e a l t h .

C a u s e f o r : T h e r e i s n o c a u s e f o r a n x i e t y .

Cause of : She i s the cause of the whole t rouble .

Charge of : A charge of murder was laid at his door .

C l a i m o n : I h a v e e v e r y c l a i m o n y o u .

C l a i m t o : H e s e t u p a c l a i m t o t h e t h r o n e .

Complaint against : Why don't you lodge a complaint against your noisy neighbors?

Confidence in : I hope she will justify my confidence in her.

Control over : Miss Helen has no control over her class.

D i s g r a c e t o : S h e i s a d i s g r a c e t o h e r f a m i l y .

L e i s u r e f o r : I h a v e n o l e i s u r e f o r a m u s e m e n t .

L i m i t t o : T h e r e i s n o l i m i t t o h i s a m b i t i o n .

L o n g i n g f o r : H e r l o n g i n g f o r h e r s o n i s g r e a t .

M a t c h f o r : P e t e r i s n o m a t c h f o r A b r a h a m .

N e e d o f : R a m a n i s a l w a y s i n n e e d o f m o n e y .

N e g l e c t o f : H e i s b l a m e d f o r n e g l e c t o f d u t y .

Obedience to : I praise her obedience to her husband.

Objection to : I have no objection to your going there.

Peace with : I am always at peace with my neighbours.

P i t y f o r : T h e k i n g f e l t p i t y f o r t h e p o o r .

Prejudice against : He has a prejudice against Hakims.

Pr ide in : Her great pr ide in her wealth is fool ish .

Progress in : Jack had made no progress in her studies.

Quarrel with : I know nothing of his quarrel with her.

R e g a r d f o r : I h a v e a g r e a t r e g a r d f o r h i m .

R e m e d y f o r : Q u i n i n e i s a r e m e d y f o r m a l a r i a .

Reputation for : Ghafoor has a reputation for honesty.

Respect for : The young have no respect for old age.

S l a v e t o : A d r u n k e d i s a s l a v e t o d r i n k .

Slave of : You musn't make a slave of your servant girl.

Subscription to : What is your subscription to the Famine Relief Fund?

Sympathy for : All the people felt great sympathy for her in her troubles.

Sympathy with : I have no sympathy with her foolish views.

T a s t e f o r : K a m a l a h a s n o t a s t e f o r m u s i c .

T r a i t o r t o : H e i s a t r a i t o r t o h i s c o u n t r y .

(The) Victim of : She is the victim of her own foolishness.

2. ADJECTIVES AND PARTICIPLES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITION S

A c c u s e d o f : G h u l a m w a s a c c u s e d o f t h e f t .

Acqua inted wi th : Are you acquainted wi th her ?

Acquitted of : The thief was acquitted of her charge.

A d d i c t e d o f : T o m i s a d d i c t e d t o g a m b l i n g .

Adjacent to : The hotel is adjacent to the Post Office.

Aff l icted with : The old man is aff l icted with gout.

A f r a i d o f : D o n ' t b e a f r a i d o f t e l l i n g t h e t r u t h .

A m a z e d a t : I w a s a m a z e d a t h e r i m p u d e n c e .

Angry with : The teacher was very angry with us .

Annoyed at : Raman was annoyed at her behaviour.

Anxious for, about : He is anxious for(about) her safety.

She is very anxious about her son's health.

Appropriate to : The Prime Minister made a stirring speech appropriate to the occasion.

A s h a m e d o f : M a r y i s a s h a m e d o f h e r c o n d u c t .

Astonished at : All were astonished at her disobedience.

A v e r s e t o : P r a t a p i s a v e r s e t o r e g u l a r w o r k .

B a c k w a r d i n : J o h n i s b a c k w a r d i n h i s s t u d i e s .

Beneficial to : Fresh air and good food are beneficial to the health.

B e n t o n : J o s e p h i s b e n t o n m i s c h i e f .

Blessed with : May you always be blessed with good health.

B l ind in : The carpenter i s bl ind in the r ight eye .

B l i n d t o : R a s h i d a i s b l i n d t o h e r o w n f a u l t s .

B o r n o f : G a n d h i j i w a s b o r n o f r i c h p a r e n t s .

B o u n d f o r : T h e s h i p i s b o u n d f o r E n g l a n d .

B u s y w i t h : J a c k i s b u s y w i t h h i s l e s s o n s .

c a p a b l e o f : S h e i s c a p a b l e o f i m p r o v e m e n t .

Careful about : She is very careful about her dress.

Charged with : The beggar was charged with theft.

C o n f i d e n t o f : P e t e r i s c o n f i d e n t o f s u c c e s s .

Conscious of : Shakuntala is conscious of her faults.

C o n t e n t e d w i t h : S h e i s c o n t e n t e d w i t h h e r l o t .

Contrary to : The boys acted contrary to my instructions.

Convenient for : Will the 4.50 train be convenient for you?

C o u r t e o u s t o : S h e i s c o u r t e o u s t o a l l .

D e a f t o : H e w a s d e a f t o a l l h e r e n t r e a t i e s .

D e f i c i e n t i n : S h e i s d e f i c i e n t i n c o m m o n s e n s e .

Dependent on : She i s dependent on her parents .

Des i rous of : Raman i s des i rous of go ing abroad .

Different from : His religious views are different from hers.

Disgusted with : I am disgusted with her conduct .

Due to : The accident was due to careless dr iv ing .

E l i g i b l e f o r : H e i s n o t e l i g i b l e f o r p r o m o t i o n .

E n g a g e d t o : S h i e l a i s e n g a g e d t o H a r r y .

E q u a l t o : S i k a n d e r w a s e q u a l t o t h e o c c a s i o n .

E s s e n t i a l t o : H e a l t h i s e s s e n t i a l t o h a p p i n e s s .

Faithful to : The dog is very faithful to h is master .

F a l s e t o : A b r a h a m p r o v e d f a l s e t o h i s f r i e n d s .

Famil iar to : Her name seems quite famil iar to me.

Fami l ia r w i th : I am not fami l ia r w i th her t r i cks .

F a m o u s f o r : H e i s f a m o u s f o r h i s l e a r n i n g .

F i t f o r : S a q l a n i s f i t f o r t h e j o b .

F o n d o f : G i r l s a r e f o n d o f d o l l s .

F r e e f r o m : N o o n e i s f r e e f r o m f a u l t s .

F u l l o f : T h i s b o o k i s f u l l o f m i s t a k e s .

G l a d o f : I a m g l a d o f y o u r s u c c e s s .

G o o d a t : S h e i s g o o d a t M a t h e m a t i c s .

G o o d f o r : T h i s m e d i c i n e i s g o o d f o r h e a d a c h e .

G r e e d y f o r : A r s a l a n i s g r e e d y o f g a i n / h o n o u r s .

G u i l ty o f : The beggar w as found gu i l ty o f thef t .

H o n e s t i n : S a m i i s n o t h o n e s t i n h i s d e a l i n g s .

H o p e f u l o f : I s s h e h o p e f u l o f s u c c e s s ?

Ignorant of : The Headmaster is ignorant of facts .

I l l w i t h : M a n o r a m a i s i l l w i t h f e v e r .

Indifferent to : They are indifferent to their own business.

I n f e s t e d w i t h : T h i s h o u s e i s i n f e s t e d w i t h r a t s .

I n j u r i o u s t o : A l c o h o l i s i n j u r i o u s t o h e a l t h .

Intent to : He was intent on winning a scholarship .

Interested in : Why are you in terested in Mar ia ?

Introduced to : I was introduced to the Col lector .

J ea lous o f : He i s j ea lous o f h i s f r iend ' s success .

L a m e i n : T h e b e g g a r w a s l a m e i n t h e l e f t l e g .

L o s t t o : T o m i s l o s t t o a l l s e n s e o f s h a m e .

Loyal to : The princes were loyal to the Government.

M a r r i e d t o : S h e i l a w a s m a r r i e d t o R a m a n .

N e g l i g e n t i n : H e w a s n e g l i g e n t i n h i s w o r k .

N e g l i g e n t o f : H e w a s n e g l i g e n t o f h i s d u t i e s .

O b e d i e n t t o : A f t a b i s o b e d i e n t t o h i s p a r e n t s .

O b l i g e d t o : I a m o b l i g e d t o h e r f o r k i n d n e s s .

Occupied by : This house is occupied by his f iance.

Occupied with : He is just now occupied with the translation of a French novel.

Occupied in : He is occupied in translating a French novel.

Offended with,at : She was offended with her husband at his remarks.

O p e n t o : S h e i s n o t o p e n t o c o n v i c t i o n .

Overwhelmed with : She was overwhelmed with grief.

Owing to : Owing to his careless driving,we had a bad accident.

P a r t i a l t o : W e a r e a l l p a r t i a l t o o u r f r i e n d s .

Peculiar to : This is a custom peculiar to the Japanese.

Popular with : Mr George is popular with his neighbours.

P r e f e r a b l e t o : H e a l t h i s p r e f e r a b l e t o w e a l t h .

Prof i c ient in : John i s p rof i c ient in Mathemat ics .

P r o u d o f : H e i s p r o u d o f h i s w e a l t h .

Quick at : Th is boy i s quick at invent ing excuses .

Reconciled with : Ultimately she became reconciled with her husband.

Reduced to : The pr ince was reduced to poverty .

R e l a t e d t o : I s s h e r e l a t e d t o y o u ?

R e p e n t a n t o f : M a r y i s r e p e n t a n t o f h e r f o l l y .

R e s p e c t f u l t o : G o o d b o y s a r e r e s p e c t f u l t o a l l .

S a t i s f i e d w i t h : I a m s a t i s f i e d w i t h h e r c o n d u c t .

Sensit ive to : She is sensit ive to praise and blame.

Serviceable to : This umbrella will be serviceable to you in the rainy season.

Shocked at : All of us were shocked at the news of his death.

S h o r t o f : J a c k i s a l w a y s s h o r t o f m o n e y .

Sick of : I am sick of being blamed for everything that goes wrong.

S i m i l a r t o : T h e i r c u s t o m s a r e s i m i l a r t o o u r s .

Slow of : Slow of hearing ,slow to make up one's mind,slow at accounts,

S l o w t o a n g e r .

Sorry for : The Headmaster was sorry for his mistake.

Steeped in : Mahmud is steeped in vice and poverty.

Suited to : His speech was suited to the occasion .

S u r e o f : A r e y o u s u r e o f y o u r f a c t s ?

C a n w e b e s u r e o f h i s h o n e s t y ?

Suspicious of : The policeman became increasingly suspicious of his

m o v e m e n t s .

Sympathetic to : She is sympathetic to(towards) suffers.

Thankful for : We ought to be thankful to God for His small mercies.

T i r e d o f : E v e r y o n e i s t i r e d o f d o i n g n o t h i n g .

T r u e t o : A b r a h a m i s t r u e t o h i s f r i e n d s .

U s e f u l f o r : S a l t i s u s e f u l f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s .

V a i n o f : S h e i s v a i n o f h e r b e a u t y .

V e r s e d i n : H e i s w e l l v e r s e d i n M a t h e m a t i c s .

V e x e d a t : H e w a s v e x e d a t h i s f a i l u r e .

W e a k i n : M y d a u g h t e r i s w e a k i n M a t h e m a t i c s .

Worthy of : He is worthy of our reverence and esteem.

3 . V E R B S F O L L O W E D B Y P R E P O S I T I O N

A b i d e b y : Y o u m u s t a b i d e b y y o u r p r o m i s e .

A b o u n d w i t h : T h e h u t a b o u n d e d w i t h v e r m i n .

A b o u n d i n : V e r m i n a b o u n d e d i n t h e h u t .

A b s t a i n f r o m : A b s t a i n f r o m e v i l a n d d o g o o d .

Accede to : The Pr inc ipa l acceded to my request .

A c q u i t o f : T h e j u d g e a c q u i t t e d h i m o f t h e f t .

A c t f r o m : S h e a c t e d f r o m f e a r .

A d m i t o f : Y o u c o n d u c t a d m i t s o f n o e x c u s e .

Agree with (a persom) : Sami does not agree with me.

I did not agree with her on this point.

Agree to ( a proposal) : I agree to your offer of marriage.

A i m a t : A l l o f u s a i m a t e x c e l l e n c e .

Apologize to (a person) : I apologize to her for my mistake.

Appeal to(a person): We appealed to her for help .

Appoint to(a person) : Jack was appointed to the vacant post.

Arrive at(a place) : We arrived at the station at ten.

A t t e n d t o : A t t e n d t o y o u r l e s s o n s , p l e a s e .

Attend upon : Sheila has many servants attending upon her.

Avail of : You should avail yourself of every opportunity to practise speaking

e n g l i s h .

Avenge on : He avenged h imse l f on h i s enemies .

A v e r s e t o , f r o m : H e i s a v e r s e t o h a r d w o r k .

We are averse from takiing action.

B e a r w i t h : Y o u m u s t b e a r w i t h m y w e a k n e s s .

Beat aga inst : The waves beat aga inst the rocks .

B e g o f : W e a l l b e g g e d p a r d o n o f h e r .

B e l i e v e i n : I d o n o t b e l i e v e i n h e r h o n e s t y .

Bestow on : The Queen bestowed high honour on her.

B e w a r e o f : B e w a r e o f f a l s e f r i e n d s .

B lame for : He blamed his teacher for his fa i lure .

Boast of : She boasts of being the best actress in the town.

Borrow from : Rahman borrowed Rs.500 from me.

Break into : The thieves broke into his house at night.

B rood over : Do not brood over pas t g r ievances .

B u y f o r , a t : H e b o u g h t t h e m f o r / a t R s . 1 0 e a c h .

Buy f rom : He bought th is watch f rom Grandleys .

C a l l o n : W e c a l l e d o n M i s s H i l l y e s t e r d a y .

C a l l t o : J i l l c a l l e d t o h e r f a t h e r f o r h e l p .

C a l l f o r : Y o u r c o n d u c t c a l l s f o r p u n i s h m e n t .

C a r e f o r : I d o n o t c a r e f o r h e r o p i n i o n .

C h a r g e w i t h : W e c h a r g e d h e r w i t h t h e f t .

Come across : I came across th i s in a cur io shop .

Compare with : (to show difference) .Compare the character of Mohan with

that of Ali. Compare to: (to show resemblance).Anger may be compared to fire.

Compete with : I compete with Harry for the first prize.

Complain of : She complained to me of his rudeness.

We have nothing to complain of (about).

He never complains of not having enough money.

Comply with : We always complied with his request.

C o n f e r o n : S h e c o n f e r r e d a f a v o u r o n u s .

C o n f i d e i n : T h e k i n g c o n f i d e d i n h i s m i n i s t e r s .

C o n f i d e t o : C o n f i d e y o u r s e c r e t s t o n o n e .

Congratulate on : I congratulated her on her success.

Consist of,in : The committee consists of ten members.

The happiness of a country consists in the freedom of its citizens.

C o n v i c t o f : T h e j u d g e c o n v i c t e d h i m o f t h e f t .

Cure o f : The medic ine cured h im o f h i s d i sease .

D e a l i n : H e d e a l s i n J a p a n e s e g o o d s .

D e a l w i t h : D e a l f a i r l y w i t h e v e r y o n e .

Defend from,against : I defended her from all blame.

They bravely defended their country against enemies.

Deposit in,with : He deposited all his money in State bank of India.

He deposited all the documents with his lawyer.

Deprive of : S laves are deprived of their freedom.

Derive from : Can pleasure be derived from bad actions?

D e s p a i r o f : T a q i n e v e r d e s p a i r e d o f s u c c e s s .

D i e o f : S e e m a d i e d o f t y p h o i d .

D i e b y : H e d i e d b y h i s o w n h a n d .

D i f f e r w i t h : I d i f f e r w i t h y o u o n t h i s s u b j e c t .

D i f f e r f r o m : T h i s c l o t h d i f f e r f r o m t h a t .

D isagree with : I disagree with you on th is point .

Dispose of : She has disposed of a l l her property .

Dissuade from : Afzal dissuade her from going there.

Distinguish from : Distinguish truth from falsehood.

Dream of : She dreamt of becoming a queen one day.

E n d i n : T h e s c h e m e e n d e d i n f a i l u r e .

Enter into,upon : He entered into negotiations with a

b u s i n e s s f i r m .

*) Sami has entered upon a new acreer Exchange for : He exchanged the cow for the horse.

E x p l a i n t o : E x p l a i n t h i s q u e s t i o n t o m e .

Export from : Cotton goods are exported from India .

Fall under : He fell under the displeasure of the king.

F a l l u p o n : T h e r o b b e r s f e l l u p o n t h e m e r c h a n t .

F e e d o n : T h e c o w f e e d s o n g r a s s .

F e e l f o r : W e a l l f e l t f o r h e r i n h e r t r o u b l e s .

Fight with or against : Great Britian fought against(or with)

Germany in two wars.

Fight for : They were fighting for their independence.

F l y a t : T h e d o g f l e w a t t h e b e g g a r .

F l y i n t o : S e e i n g m e , s h e f l e w i n t o a r a g e .

Furnish with : They furnished the library with books [or]

They furn i shed books to her .

G e t a t : g e t a t ( f i n d o u t ) t h e f a c t s .

Get on : He is sure to get on (make a progress) in life.

Get over : He got over (recovered fromhis i l lness .

Get out of : I have not yet been able to get out of debt.

Get to : In the evening they got to their journey's end.

Grieve at : They grieved at the news of my fai lure .

Grieve about : Don't grieve much about your misfortunes

Gr ieve for ,over : Don't gr ieve much for the dead.

She grieved over her husband's death. Grumble at : He is always grumbling at his low pay.

G u a r d a g a i n s t : W e m u s t g u a r d a g a i n s t v i c e s .

Hear about,of,from : Have you heard about his dismissal?

I 've never heard of her.

How often do you hear from your sister?

Hide from : I will not hide the truth from my parents.

Hinder from : What hindered you from coming here?

H o p e f o r : W e a l w a y s h o p e f o r b e t t e r t i m e s .

Import from,into : Wool is imported from Australia into India.

Impress on : I impressed on her the value of cleanliness.

Impute to : Do not impute mot ives to her act ion .

Infer from : Am I to infer from your remarks that you think I am

a l i a r ?

Infest with : Warehouses were infested with rats .

Inform of,against : Have you informed her of your intended

d e p a r t u r e ?

*) She has informed the police against the neighbour who is a

s m u g g l e r .

Inquire into : The police are inquiring into the matter.

Inquire of : I inquired of her why she had insulted her hsuband.

Insist on : He insisted on my leaving the place at once.

Interfere in,with : Please don't interfere in my business.

He interfered with her in her private affairs.

I n t r o d u c e t o : M a r y i n t r o d u c e d m e t o S h e i l a .

Inv i te to : I have inv i ted Rashida a lso to d inner.

J e e r a t : N e v e r j e e r a t a d e a f e a t e d e n e m y .

J e s t a b o u t : D o n ' t j e s t a b o u t s e r i o u s t h i n g s .

J o i n i n , t o : J o i n t h e p o i n t C t o t h e p o i n t D .

Why doesn't he join in the conversation?

M a y I j o i n i n t h e g a m e ?

J u m p a t : P a r v e e n j u m p e d a t t h e o f f i c e a t o n c e .

Jump to : The Superintendent jumped to the conclusion that the

pr isoner had escaped from the ja i l .

K e e p f r o m : K e e p a w a y f r o m w i n e .

K e e p t o : K e e p t o t h e p o i n t , p l e a s e .

K i c k a g a i n s t : D o n o t k i c k a g a i n s t a u t h o r i t y .

K i c k a t : A t i f k i c k e d a t m y o f f e r .

K n o c k a t : H e k n o c k e d a t e v e r y d o o r f o r m o n e y .

Somebody is knocking at the door (on the window).

Labour for : All his life he laboured for the public good.

L a c k i n : H e i s l a c k i n g i n e x p e r i e n c e .

L a m e n t f o r : D o n o t l a m e n t f o r t h e d e a d .

L a n d a t : W e l a n d e d a t B o m b a y .

L a u g h a t : W e a l l l a u g h e d a t h e r b a d m a n n e r s .

L a y b e f o r e : P e t e r l a i d a l l t h e f a c t s b e f o r e h e r .

L a y t o : W e l a i d t h i s s i n t o h e r c h a r g e .

Lay under : I have laid her under deep obligation by helping her in

d i s t r e s s .

L e a d t o : T h i s r o a d l e a d s t o P o o n a .

L e a n t o : T h i s j u d g e s e e m s t o l e a n t o h i s s i d e .

L e a p a t : H e l e a p t a t t h e o p p o r t u n i t y .

L e a r n o f : I a m s o r r y t o l e a r n o f h e r i l l n e s s .

Level with : The enemy levelled the city with the ground.

L i s t e n t o : D o n ' t l i s t e n t o t h a t f o o l i s h f e l l o w .

L i v e w i t h i n ; L i v e w i t h i n y o u r m e a n s .

L i v e b y : L i v e b y h o n e s t l a b o u r .

L o o k a t : A c a t m a y l o o k a t a k i n g .

Look after : The shepherd looked after h is sheep.

M e d d l e i n , w i t h : D o n ' t m e d d l e i n m y a f f a i r s .

D o n ' t m e d d l e i n p o l i t i c s .

Who has been meddling with my papers?

Meet with : I met with many obstacles ,but pressed on.

M i x w i t h : O i l w i l l n o t m i x w i t h w a t e r .

M i x u p t h e s a l t w i t h t h e p e p p e r .

M o u r n f o r , o v e r : D o n o t m o u r n f o r t h e d e a d .

They mourned over the child's death.

Murmur against : We must not murmur against new taxes.

M u r m u r a t : W e a l l m u r m u r a t i n j u s t i c e .

O b j e c t t o : S h e o b j e c t s t o m y g o i n g t h e r e .

Occur to : It did not occur to me to search his pockets.

Originate in : The fight originated in a foolish quarrel.

P a r t w i t h : H e p a r t e d w i t h a l l h i s w e a l t h .

He parted with(or from) his old parents with tears.

Partake of : We partook of the feast spread before us.

P a s s f o r : R o b e r t p a s s e d f o r a l e a r n e d m a n .

Per ish with : They perished with cold and hunger .

P e r s e v e r e i n : M a r y p e r s e v e r e d i n h e r s t u d i e s .

Pers ist in : Raman pers ists in annoying h is s ister .

P i n e f o r : S h e p i n e d f o r t h e l o s t c h i l d .

Play at : The children were playing at keeping shop.

P l a y w i t h : D o n ' t p l a y w i t h f i r e w o r k s .

P l a y o n : S m i l e p l a y e d o n h e r l i p s .

P r e f e r t o : I p r e f e r m i l k t o t e a .

Present at : We presented the cheque at the bank.

P r e s e n t t o : W e p r e s e n t e d a w a t c h t o h e r .

P r e s e n t w i t h : W e p r e s e n t e d h e r w i t h a w a t c h .

Preserve from : May God preserve you from all harm.

Preside at,over : The prime Minister presides at meetings of the Cabinet.

The Mayor presides over the City Council.

Press upon : Don't press your opin ions upon her .

Prevail upon : We prevailed upon her to come to the meeting.

Prevail over : We pervailed over(=gained victory over) our enemies.

Prevent from : She prevented me from coming here.

Profit by : A wise man profits by the mistakes of others.

Prohibit from : You are prohibited from entering the class.

Protect from : God wil l protect you from a l l harm.

Protect against : Protect these tender plants against the weather.

Protest against : You must protest against injustice.

Provide for : He died without providing for his widow.

Provide with : You must provide your children with food and clothes.

Provide against : A wise man provides against a rainy day.

Quarrel with : Do not quarrel with your friends over a trifle.

Reconcile to : You must reconcile yourself to a life of hardship and poverty.

Recover from : He has just recovered from i l lness.

Refra in from : She refrained from shedding tears .

R e j o i c e a t , o v e r : W e a l l r e j o i c e d a t h e r s u c c e s s .

We all rejoiced over the victory.

Rel ieve of : The medic ine re l ieved me of my pain .

H e w a s r e l i e v e d o f h i s p o s t .

R e l y o n : D o n o t r e l y o n h e r s u p p o r t .

R e m i n d o f : H e r e m i n d e d m e o f m y p r o m i s e .

Repent of : He repents of the mistake he has made.

H a v e y o u n o t h i n g t o r e p e n t o f ?

R e s o l v e o n : S h e r e s o l v e s o n g o i n g t h e r e .

Rest with : It rests with her to take action against him.

Revenge on : He revenged himself on his enemy for the murder of his brother.

Reward with : I rewarded her with a watch for saving my child from drowning.

R u l e o v e r : T h e k i n g r u l e d o v e r a v a s t e m p i r e .

S a v e f r o m : H e s a v e d h e r f r o m d r o w n i n g .

Search for : We searched for the lost watch everywhere.

S e e k f o r : A l l o f u s s e e k f o r h a p p i n e s s .

S e n d f o r : T h e y s e n t f o r t h e d o c t o r .

Show over : MOhan showed her over his new house.

S h u d d e r a t : I s h u d d e r a t h e r a c t o f c r u e l t y .

S i d e w i t h : A f t a b s i d e d w i t h u s i n t h e d i s p u t e .

S m i l e a t : I s m i l e d a t h e r f o o l i s h t h r e a t .

Smi le upon : Fortune seemed to smi le upon h im .

S t i c k t o : S t i c k t o y o u r p o i n t .

Struggle against : She struggled against many difficulties.

S u b m i t t o : W e m u s t a l l s u b m i t t o G o d ' s w i l l .

Subscribe to : He subscribed Rs.1000 to the Flood Relief Fund.

Succeed to : He succeeded to the throne at the age of ten.

S u p p l y t o : H e s u p p l i e d f o o d t o t h e p o o r .

S u p p l y w i t h : H e s u p p l i e d t h e p o o r w i t h f o o d .

Sympathize with : we sympathize with her in her troubles.

Talk of or about : All are talking about the strange event.

What are they talking about?

Talking of travel,have you been to Goa yet?

T a l k t o : H e w a s t a l k i n g t o h i s f r i e n d .

T h r o w a t : d o n ' t t h r o w s t o n e s a t b i r d s .

Treat of : This book treats of every important subject.

Treat with : If we are to treat with you,it must be on equal terms.

Tr iumph over : V i r tue a lways t r iumphs over v ice .

T r u s t i n : T r u s t i n G o d a n d d o t h e r i g h t .

W a i t o n : A l l h e r m a i d s w a i t e d o n h e r .

W a i t f o r : W e w a i t e d i m p a t i e n t l y f o r t h e t r a i n .

Warn against,of : We warned her of the danger,against pickpockets.

W o n d e r a t , a b o u t : I w o n d e r a t y o u r s t u p i d i t y .

I was wondering about that.

W r e s t l e w i t h : W r e s t l e b r a v e l y w i t h d i f f i c u l t i e s .

Y i e l d t o : N e v e r y i e l d t o t e m p t a t i o n .

339. Certain words require a Preposition followed by a Gerund or a Verbal Noun .

I n s u c h c a s e s , d o n o t u s e t h e I n f i n i t i v e .

1 . S a m i p e r s i s t e d i n g o i n g t h e r e . [ N o t : t o g o ]

2 . I i n s i s t e d o n h e r l e a v i n g t h i s p l a c e a t o n c e .

3 . W e s h o u l d r e f r a i n f r o m d o i n g w e l l .

4 . T h e p r i n c e a i m s a t h e l p i n g p o o r .

5 . T h e p o o r b e g g a r i s a d d i c t e d t o s m o k i n g .

6 . I p r o h i b i t e d h e r f r o m s m o k i n g i n t h e k i t c h e n .

7 . We prevented her f rom se l l ing her ornaments .

8 . A b s t a i n f r o m s p e a k i n g i l l o f o t h e r s .

9 . D r . K a t j u e x c e l s i n w r i t i n g g o o d E n g l i s h .

1 0 . H e i s i n t e n t o n w i n n i n g .

1 1 . H e i s c o n f i d e n t o f w i n n i n g .

1 2 . B i m a l a h a d n o e x c u s e f o r r e m a i n i n g a b s e n t .

13. Young boys and girls are fond of reading novels.

1 4 . T h e p r i n c e w a s d e s i r o u s o f v i s i t i n g I n d i a .

15. He is disqualified from holding any responsible post.

1 6 . W e h i n d e r e d h e r f r o m g o i n g t h e r e .

1 7 . H e s u c c e e d e d i n a c h i e v i n g h i s a i m .