A check FOR 10000$.
To be kind, nice, good, generous, polite,
A need or demand FOR sth.
A reason FOR sth.
A rise, an increase, a fall, a decrease IN sth.
An advantage, a disadvantage OF sth / or
verb + ing / there is an advantage IN (or
TO) doing sth.
A cause OF sth.
A picture, a photograph OF
someone/something.
Damage TO sth.
An invitation TO sth.
A reaction TO sth.
A solution TO a problem, an answer TO a
question, a reply TO a letter, the key TO a
door.
An attitude TO/TOWARD someone/sth.
A relationship, a connection, contact WITH
someone/sth. But a relationship, a
connection, a difference BETWEEN two
things.
To pay BY check, to pay IN cash or to pay
cash.
(To do sth) BY accident, BY mistake, BY
chance.
A play BY Shakespeare, a painting BY
Rembrandt, a novel BY Tolstoy
(To be, to fall) IN love WITH someone.
IN (my) opinion
In time (soon enough). On time (punctual,
not late).
(To be) ON fire.
(To be) ON the phone, on the telephone.
ON television, ON the radio.
(To be, to go) ON a diet.
(To be, to go) ON strike.
(To be, to go) ON business, ON vacation,
ON a trip, ON a tour, ON a cruise, ON an
expedition. We can sayto go to a place
FOR a vacation/FOR my vacation.
(To go, to come) FOR a walk, FOR a swim,
FOR a meal.
(To have sth) FOR breakfast, FOR lunch,
FOR dinner.
Nice, kind, good, generous, means, stupid,
silly, intelligent, sensible, polite, impolite,
rude, unreasonable OF someone (TO do
something).
impolite, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly, cruel
TO someone.
Angry, annoyed, furious ABOUT
something/ or WITH someone FOR doing
something.
Delighted, pleased, satisfied, disappointed
WITH something.
Bored, fed up WITH something.
Surprised, shocked, amazed, astonished
AT/BY something.
Excited, worried, upset ABOUT something.
Afraid, frightened, terrified, scared OF
someone/something.
Proud, ashamed OF someone/something.
Jealous, envious, suspicious OF
someone/something.
Aware, conscious OF something.
Good, bad, excellent, brilliant AT (doing)
something.
Married, engaged TO someone.
Sorry ABOUT something/but: sorry FOR
doing something.
(To feel, to be) sorry FOR someone.
Crazy ABOUT something.
Impressed BY/WITH someone/something.
Famous FOR something.
Responsible FOR something.
Different FROM someone/something.
Interested IN something.
Capable or incapable OF something.
Fond OF someone/something.
Full OF something.
Short OF something.
Tired OF something.
Similar TO something.
Crowded WITH (people, etc.).
To apologize (TO someone) FOR
something (to seek excuse).
Apply FOR a job/admission to a university.
Believe IN something.
Belong TO someone.
Care ABOUT someone/something (think
someone or something is important).
Care FOR someone/something (like
something but look after someone).
Take care OF someone/something (look
after).
Collide WITH someone/something.
 Complain (TO someone) ABOUT
someone/something.
Concentrate ON something.
Consist OF something.
Crash, drive, bump, run INTO
someone/something.
Depend ON someone/something. But you
can leave out ON before question words
(when, how, where, etc.): it depends (on)
how much it is.
Die OF an illness.
Dream ABOUT someone/something.
Dream OF being something, doing
something (imagine).
Happen TO someone/something.
Hear ABOUT something (be told about
something).
Hear OF someone/something (know that
someone/something exists).
Hear FROM someone (receive a letter,
phone call from someone).
Laugh, smile AT someone/something.
Listen TO someone/something.
Live ON money/food.
Have a look AT, stare AT, glance AT
Meet WITH someone (have a meeting
with).
Pay (someone) FOR something. But: pay a
bill, a fine, $50, a fare, taxes
Rely ON someone/something.
Search (a person/a place/a bag) FOR
someone/something.
Shout AT someone (when angry).
Shout TO someone (call to hear you).
Speak, talk TO someone (with is also
possible).
Suffer FROM an illness.
Think ABOUT someone/something
(consider, concentrate the mind on).
Think OF (remember, bring to mind, have
an idea). Also when we ask for or give an
opinion.
Write TO or write someone.
We do not use a preposition with:
call/phone someone, discuss something,
and enter (go into a place).
Accuse someone OF (doing) something.
Ask (someone) FOR something. But: ask
(someone) a question.
Blame someone/something FOR something.
Or blame something ON
someone/something. We also say
(someone) is to blame FOR something.
Borrow something FROM someone.
Charge someone WITH (an offense/a
crime).
Congratulate someone ON (doing)
something.
Divide, cut, split something INTO (two or
more parts).
Do something ABOUT something (do
something to improve a bad situation).
Explain (a problem, a situation, a word)
TO someone. Also explain (to someone)
that/what/how/why
Invite someone TO (a party, a wedding).
Leave (a place) FOR (another place).
To point, to aim something AT
someone/something.
Prefer someone/something TO
someone/something.
Protect someone/something FROM (or
against) someone/something.
Provide someone WITH something.
Regard someone/something AS something.
Remind someone OF someone/something
(cause someone to remember). But: remind
someone ABOUT something (tell him not
to forget). And: remind someone TO do
something.
Sentence someone TO (a period of
imprisonment). He was found guilty
Spend (money) ON something. We usually
say spend (time) doing something.
Throw something AT someone/something
(in order to hit them). But: Throw something
TO someone (for someone to catch it).
Translate (a book, etc.) FROM one
language INTO another language.
Warn someone ABOUT
someone/something (of is also possible
sometimes). But: warn someone against
doing something and warn someone not
to do something.
Ability
with a thing: ability with tools
at an activity: ability at carpentry
Accompanied
by a person: accompanied by his lawyer
with a thing: accompanied with a mound of legal Reconciled
briefs to a situation: reconciled to her divorce
Accountable with a person: reconciled with her ex-husband
to a person: accountable to the baby-sitter Resentment
for an action: accountable for their naughty against a person: resentment against her mother
behavior for or at a wrong: resentment at her mothers
Angry neglect
at a thing or action: angry at Bobs insult Revenge
with a person: angry with Bob for a wrong: revenge for Eds nasty remark
Anxious on a person: revenge on Ed
about a thing: anxious about his bosss well-being Suitable
for a person: anxious for his boss for a purpose: suitable for decorating any home
Apply to an occasion: suitable to the holiday
to an object: apply paint to a wall Sympathy
for a position: apply for many jobs for a person: sympathy for my aunt
Astonished with an emotion or situation: sympathy with my
at something upsetting: astonished at the price of aunts quandary
the ticket United
by something thrilling: astonished by the magicians by a thing or cause: united by their support of the
act presidents proposal
Concur in an idea or cause: united in their decision to
in a decision: concur in our opinion boycott the meeting
with a person: concur with my partner with a person: united with the president in
Divided supporting the proposal
by an action or thing: divided by the court decision; Wait
a room divided by a curtain for a person or thing: waiting for his date; waiting
into components: divided into several factions for his lunch
Fascinated on a table or person: waiting on a party of six;
by a person: fascinated by her astronomy professor waiting on her aunt, hand and foot
with a subject: fascinated with astronomy
Familiar
to a person: familiar to my neighbors
with a subject or thing: familiar with my
neighborhood
Healed
of an ailment: healed of an ugly rash
by a treatment: healed by calamine lotion
Intervene
in a dispute: intervene in Mary and Toms argument
between antagonists: intervene between Mary and
Tom
Mastery
of a subject: mastery of educational theory
over a person: mastery over a class of
kindergartners
Practice
of a profession: practice of law
in an activity: practice in legal negotiation
Preoccupied
with a thing: preoccupied with thoughts of Susan

APPROVED
by a person: preoccupied by Susan

By MARIE at 9:27 pm, 7/9/08