By: TOEFL consultant
Some prepositions follow verbs to make compound verbs having difference in meanings with single verbs regarding as the root word.1. IN
(In) something
Believe
I believe in you
2. INTO
(Into) someone/something
Bump, crash, drive, and run
His car runs into the café.
3. ON
a. (On) something
Concentrate
I concentrate on my thesis now.
b. (On) someone/something
Depend and rely
The decision depends on how many the votes are.
c. (On) money/food
Live
She lives on 10 dollars.
4. FROM
(From) someone
Hear
I heard from Ann.
5. TO
a. (To) someone (for) something
Apologize
I apologized to my mother for my mistake last night.
b. (To) someone
Belong, speak, talk, and write
This bag belongs to me.
c. (To) someone (about) someone/something
Complain
Some of the students complain to their lector about the new lecturer.
6. ABOUT
a. (About) someone/something
Care, dream, and think
Would you care about two spoons of sugar into a cup of tea?
b. (About) something
Hear
Have you hear about the fallen plane last night.
7. AT
a. (At) someone/something
Laugh, look, and smile
She smiles at me.
b. (At) someone (angry expressions)
Shout
My mother shouts at me.
8. AFTER
(After) someone/something
Look
My daughter looks after her baby.
9. FOR
a. (For) a job
Apply
I apply for the job.
b. (For) someone/something
Care, look, search, and wait
She looks for her key.
c. (For) something
Pay
She paid for my hotel’s room.
10. WITH
(With) someone/something
Collide
The two motorcycles collided with the bus this morning.
11. OF
a. (Of) someone/something
Hear, take care, and think
Take care of this cat!
b. (Of) something
Consist
This new edition book consists of 5 chapters.
c. (Of) illness
Die
He died of liver.
d. (Of) being something/doing something
Dream
I dream of being a professor in English.
References
Murphy, Raymond. 1985. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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