Preposition
It is a word which shows the connection of a noun and pronoun with another noun, pronoun, verb, adjective to indicate position or relation.
Some important prepositions are:
In, on, at, upon, with, within, without, beside, besides, under, near, by, of, off, till, since, before, to, between, among etc.
For Example:
The book is on the table.
I agree with you.
She cannot part with money.
Ali, come and sit beside me.
Verbs like love, hate, reach, attack, marry, tell, advise, affect, request, order, ask, discuss, control etc are not followed by prepositions.
Prepositions following words
There are many nouns, adjectives, verbs and participles in English which take particular and appropriate prepositions after them. In a few instances more than one preposition may be admissible. Thus, we can speak of a river as abounding in fish or with fish, or a person may be careless of, or careless about the consequences of his actions. As a general rule, however, only one preposition can follow a particular word used in a particular sense. It is wrong to say, “I am ashamed for your conduct” instead of “I am ashamed of your conduct” or “In respect for these matters” instead of “In respect of these matters” though “I have great respect for your opinion” is quite correct.
The same preposition should not be used with two words unless it is appropriate to each of them.
Thus, it is wrong to say “It is different and inferior to the other” because different and inferior require different prepositions. We should say “It is different from and inferior to the other” or better “It is different from the other and inferior to it”.
The use of inappropriate prepositions is a fertile source of errors with students. The following list is, therefore, given to enable them to learn the use of appropriate prepositions with words.
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Abandon to: His friends abandoned him to his state.
Abhorrence of: He has great abhorrence of being flattered.
Abide at (a place): We shall abide at our native place for the rest of our life.
Abide in (a house): They were abiding in a small hut.
Abide with (a person): Let him abide with us for a few days.
Abide by: We shall abide by your decision.
Abound in: The book abounds in useful advice.
Abound with: The essay abounds with blunders.
Abridge from: This book is abridged from Alison’s History of Europe.
Abscond from: He absconded from his creditors.
Abscond with:
Abscond to:
Absolve from: I absolve you from your promise.
Absorbed in: He was absorbed in study.
Absent from: I found him absent from his place.
Abstain from: He abstained from food for two days.
Abstract from: He opened my purse and abstracted ten rupees from it.
Accede to: He acceded to my terms.
Acceptable to: These terms and conditions are not acceptable to me.
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Access to: It is hard to get access to the governor.
Accessible to: He is not accessible to advice.
Accommodate to: We must accommodate ourselves to our circumstances.
Accommodate with: I accommodated my friend with a loan.
Accompanied by: He was accompanied by all his friends.