Verb & Preposition Combinations
One fussy, finicky, frustrating part of English is the prepositions. We have quite a few of them, and each verb naturally goes with one specific preposition, or sometimes 2 or 3 or more. Learning them is really a task in memorisation. I’ve included here a list to get you started. I’ve also got some handy lists for Quizlet.
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- Study the Verb & Preposition Combinations in my Quizlet class!
| FOR | FROM | ON | AT | ABOUT | WITH | IN |
| Work for Apologize for Apply for Ask for Blame for Care for Excuse for Head for Long for Pay for Pray for Prepare for Scold for Search for Vote for Wait for | Borrow from Escape from Graduate from Hide from Prevent from Prohibit from Protect from Recover from Rescue from Resign from Retire from Save from Separate from Suffer from | Agree on Base on Be on Blame on Comment on Concentrate on Congratulate on Count on Depend on Elaborate on Insist on Rely on | Aim at Arrive at Glance at Hint at Laugh at Look at Marvel at Point at Smile at Stare at | Argue about Ask about Be about Care about Decide about Dream about Forget about Know about Laugh about Think about Worry about | Agree with Associate with Compare with Comply with Confuse with Cover with Deal with Discuss with Help with Trust with | Absorb in Arrive in Believe in Confide in Involve in Participate in Result in Specialize in Succeed in Trust in |
