~ WORDS FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS

340. Certa in Noun s, Adje ctive s and Verbs are follo wed by parti
cula r
Prepositions. The following is a list of some important word s follo wed
by appropriate Prepositions.
I. Nouns. followed by Prepositions .

Acqu ainta nce with : I have no acquaintance with Maria~ · . = '; , .., . ~--- ·. : -

Affection for: Raman has a strong affection/or that poor _girl. ·. ;-, . ·: '.d :. ·:::.\/~i.•.;;/:
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"-¾.;:--.J,,n for : S::!~ ,,frcr(\l him .3...7 .q,t",fogy for.. her wnduct .
~-:i. .' ~- ... t.,. ~~ ... • ~ ~ ,r •
,, ~~r~3 t-.f~r: D.::- ~~~""·.ans. b.3,·e f • e.1j q:nT1111r_,or bus.mess.
'- A~-u.r.1.n~ ,,r: \ h. D~ f3\'f US no ilS.-iA'r-u7ii'.l' c:fhi5 surport.
Sb..I'K' f\'"~r: .-\J\·.:.:-.i 2.:x.~--r~t:'J !-.'u.---;cfi;.r the accid.:nL
CudiJ1 re f,,r : Rzs-.J.n is .1 t.~..-r;.l:x:t.-._for i:be post
C~'"\lci~- for : .-\..:.S'h t.s.., nu '-~.2..-~-yfc,r ma_cteri.ng fact_,
CMt> ,-.f: iii? ""-:........,.."· <:°y0~ b~.3.lm.
c~U'S(' for: T::i;:-;-~ ~, tl0 . _--..:;.,t?_iL"lT .311.rje1y.
C.s.~ ()f: S~ is ~e <.--..:;1,e i?flbe " ·boJe trouble.
Chuge of: _-\ .:-..~Tg:Z '-fr:.::·.::rd::,r " ·as l~d 21 his door.
'- C"...:f rr::: {m : I ~T.? e\~~ cl..zm on you.
. . . Ch=. m : He ~.1 q, 3. :r:!•• :m w rl:e rlrrone.
~Gtn.pb .int ~sifu-r : ·wny &n·t you lodge a cornplaint agmnst your DOb·-y
~--~--c~:
Crumd aice in: I bo:p= she "ITTilj"rb7:ify my corff.dence in her..
Cmuro l O\cT: ~.65,5 Ee~;:n msno c.omrol ort?T her class.
Insg:n_ce to : , ~e is 2 ..iisgrar ::o b;!T nmily.
0

Dun- - ro : v;~ i} " ~ :a d:,11.-- w 01:r commY. g ~-=>nt -

./

llaL'C for: Be ms no es.cu"c.for n,minm

Fondne ss fur: Hisfor..df:.::>~--.for hcr is namral.
Frb:rlo m from: H ~ m~.:ms fr&dom from care..
Grief n : Ee f~lr griefa ihe ~ ofhis son.
fuo-ed for : r:fil r.J:Zral.for him~~ ,-cry great.
Har ro : To;:: Jl<W.:e i5 l:& :n ~ throne..
__ In:fl11a1ec with : I h:n~e no Il'!foie:r:ce v,itli ihe ~lagistrate.
ImzTeg - ill : I h:n·e no interest in music.
miatio a to : S'.ae re, sent 05 an imitatio n to dinner..
~ to : Yoo im-e SOOl\"D undue leniency to her.
I...tisan for: I .ha,-e no leiS'Jrefor amusement
l..iait te : Tbae is no limit 10 his ambition..
Lo■,;.: fer: Ha- longing/or hei son is great.
N•. far: Pcscr is DO lllllld,f or Abraham.

. . . .t: · - isah'2)'5 in ,,eaJ of'llffte Y•

. Ncl,lld .t:Hei sH &vdh ~ofC MJ.
_Olelilm u te: Jp:aise h e r ~ to her...__.
Oltrrtl1■ ~:ll lne• ~1o ,._. . . .
. .._llid a:IM1 alwa)t 11i,a,c ew1,m yndgN i·
· ftlJ ,_.: n. me
fmJJilFJ,rllle poor. ·
·· · l\sj ■rz ,c 5 ut :·Be his a ,..;.I «,. i :ii,
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____ ;'Jack.... ..........
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cssenftals o . . .
::>~Remedy for : Qumme 1s a remedy for malaria.
. Rqu tation for : Ghafoor has a reputation for honesty.
Respect for : The young ~ave no respect for old age.
(A) slave to : A drunkar~ 1s a slave to drink.
B) slave of: You mustn_t make a slave ofyour servant girl. ·
~ubscription to: What is your subscription to the Famine Relief Fund?
S 01 pathy for : All the people felt great sympathy for her in her troubles.
s; mpathy with : I have no sympathy with her foolish views.
Taste for : Kamala has no taste for music.
Traitor to : He is a traitor to his country.
(The) victim of: She is the victim ofher own foolishness.
11. Adjectives and Participles followed by Prepositions
Accused of: Ghulam was accused a/theft.
Acquainted with : Are you acquainted with her?
Acquitted of: The thief was acquitted a/the charge.
Addicted to : Tom is addicted to gambling.
Adjacent to : The hotel is adjacent to the Post Office.
Afflicted with : The old man is afflicted with gout.
Afraid of: Don't be afraid oftelling the truth.
Amazed at : I was amazed at her impudence.
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~~ a stirring speech appropriate to
the occasion.
Ashamed of : Mary is ashamed o/her co !att · .
Astonished at : All were astonished clisobedience.
Averse to : Pratap is averse t
Backward in : John in bac
Beneficial to : Fresh air · I to the ~ealth.
Bent on: Joseph is bent
Blessed with : Ma
Blind in : The c
Blind to : Rashi
or •
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Contented with : She is contented wtth her Jot.
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Contrary to : The boys acted con~ra,y to my i~structions.

Convenient for: Will the 4.50 tram be convement for you?
Courteous to : She is courteous to all.
Deaf to : He was deaf to all her entreaties.
Deficient in : She is deficient in common sense.
Dependent on : She is dependent on ~er parents.
Desirous of : Raman is desirous ofgomg 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 driving:
Eligible for : He is not eligible for promotion.
Engaged to : Sheila is engaged to Harry.
Equal to: Sikander was equal to the occasion.
Essential to : Health is· essential to happiness.
Faithful to : The dog is very faithful to his master.
False to : Abraham proved false to his friends.
Familiar to: Her.name seems quite familiar to me.
Familiar with: I am not familiar with her tricks.
Famous for : He is famous for his learning.
Fit for : Krishna is fit for the job.
Fond of: Girls are fond ofdolls.
Free from : No one is free from faults.
Full of: This book is full a/mistakes:
Glad of: I am glad ofyour success.
Good at : She is good at Mathematics.
Good for : This medicine is goodfor headache.
Greedy for : Mukherjee is greedy ofgain/honours.
Guilty of: The beggar was found guilty oftheft.
Honest in : Advani is not honest in his dealings.
Hopeful of: Is she hopeful ofsuccess?
Igno~ant of: The headmaster is ignorant offacts.
llJ with : Manorama is ill with fever.
1nd ifferen~ to : Th_ey are indifferent to their own interests~ ·. ·.
Jn~es~ed wi th : This house is infested with rats. · ·
lnJunous to : Alcohol is injurious to health. .
Intent on : _He was intent on winning a scholarship.
Interested m : Why are you interested in Maria?
Introduced to : _I ':as introduced to the Collector.
Jealous. of: He is1ealous • d'
oifh'is .c.men . ·•
. , s success.
Lame I~ • The_ beggar was lame in the left leg. ·_... -.':·
Lost to . Tom is lost to all sense of 8h .,
· .
LoyaI to ·. The pnnces were loyal to . . ame,
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s~~~----. -'cd to : Sheila was marned to Raman.
1
· ~,ta•~ ,it in • He was negligent in his work
1 glt"C • '
~c .:rnt of: He was negligent of his duties.
. o lJel t·lent to h'is_ parents.
b~dirnt to : A ft ab· 1~
Ncohe
~bJiged to : I am ?blrged t~ her for_ kmdne~s.
ied by : This house 1s occupied by his fiance
occuP . . . . . .
occupied with : H~ IS Just n?w ~ccup,ed w_uh the translation of a French novel.
occupied in : He IS occupied m translatmg a French novel.
offended with_,at : She was ojfe,~d~d with her husband at his remarks.
open to : She 1s ~1ot open to conv1ct1on.
overwhelmed with : She was overwhelmed with grief.
Owing to : Owing to his careless driving, we had a bad accident.
partial to : We are all partial to our friends. ·
Peculiar to : This is a custom peculiar to the Japanese.
Popular with : Mr. George is popular with his neighbours.
Preferable -to : Health·is preferable to wealth. · ·
Prepared for : I am prepared for the worst.
Proficient in : John is proficient in Mathematics.
Proud of : He is proud ofhis wealth.
Quick at : This boy is quick at inventing excuses.
Reconciled with : Ultimately she became re~onciled with her husband.
Reduced to : The prince was reduced to poverty.
Related to : Is she related to you?
Repentant of : Mary is repentant ofher foliy.
Respectful to : Good boys are respectful to all.
Satisfied with : I am satisfied with her conduct
Sensitive to : She is sensitive to pta:ise and blame. . . .
Serviceable to : This umbrella will be serviceable to you in the rainy seasa1.
Shocked at: All of us were shocked at the news··ofhis de. -
S~ort of: Jack is always short ofmoney. · . · . ·
~~ck of: I am sick ofbeing blamed for everything U
Similar to : Their customs are similar to ours.
Slow of : Slow of hearing slow to make·up Olll
slow to anger. ' . .
Sorry
" tor .. Th e Headmaster was sorry..
I
Sti~ l w rry fior anyone who has ·to. do
. eeped in : Mahmud i .
. Suited to. H' .a
Sure of. :_ is_~p
• ruey
an We besii
Usplcioua
ts.
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Thankful for: We ought to be th~nkful t~ God/or His srnaH ll'l;:----..
Tired of : Everyone is tired of_do1~g nothmg. c,es.
True to : Abraham is true to hts fnends. .
Useful for : Salt is useful for many purposes.
Vain of : She is vain ofher beauty. .
Versed at : He is well versed in ~athemattcs.
Vexed at: Hewas vexed at his failure. .
Weak in : My daughter is weak in Mathematics.
Worthy of :
He is worthy ofour reverence and esteem.
111. Verbs followed by Prepositions
Abide by: You must abide by your promise.
Abound with : The hut abounded with vennin.
Abound in : Vermin abounded in the hut.
Abstain from : Abstain from evil and do good.
Accede to : The Principal acceded to my request.
Acquit of: The judge acquitted him oftheft.
Act from : She acted from fear.
Admit of: Your conduct admits ofno excuse.
Agree with (a person): Advani 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.
Aim at : All of us aim at excellence.
Apologize to (a person): I apologize to her/or my mistake.
Appeal to (a person): We appealed to her/or help.
Appoint to : Jack was app~inted to the vacant post.
Arrive at (a place): We arrived at the station at ten.
Arrive in (a country) : The Queen has arrived in India.
Attend to : Attend to your lessons, please.
Attend upon: Sheila has many servants attending upon her,
Ava~ of: You should avail yourself ofevery opportunity to~
English.
Avenge on : He avenged himself on his enemies.
f/b" Aver~to, from: He is .~~erse to ha_~d woi:,~: ·
.t~/;" We are ~verse from taking action.
\ Bear wit~: You must bear with my weakness.
Beat a_gamst: The waves beat against the rocks..
Beg of : We all begged pardon ofher.
Be~ for: She was so poor that she had to beg/or~
Beheve m : I do not believe . h h . . -. ···.•
8 . . m er onesty. ; _.
.estow on: The Queen bestowed4igb h ·o ·. _.
Beware of • Beware offalse fri - . .
. Blame for·: He blamed bis·· 9
. Boast of : She boasts ~ I
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~ om : Rahm an borrowe 10 m me
Bo • e _...,,;p ·· --~ "-" ~ 81W. gh· t
int o bis h,u ·
ak into : T11e ·t111ebve brx_
s.::u ok,.._
· ,.
rood over past grievances~
,
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B• oo d ov er : Do no t
Bu)' for, at : He boug ht t~1~
1!![~rl~t R~. Io each.
tchfrom Grand)
Bu)' fro m : He bo ught this wa y eys.
Call on : We ca lled on Miss
Hill yesterda✓
her for help. . ~
Call to : Jill ca lled to he r fat
r opinion.·
Call fo r : I do not ca re fo r he .,
e wi th : W e ch ar ge d he r with theft.
Charg . ·
ss : I ca me ac ro ss thi s in a curio shop. .
Come acro
dif fer en ce ). Co mp are the character of Mohan w it f
Compare. wi th : (to sh ow : · . . -
that of Ah. .
io fire.
to : (to sh ow re se mb lan ce). Anger may be compared
Compare
wi th : I co mp ete d wi th Harry for the first prize.
Compete
ed to m e of his rudeness.
Complain of : Sh e co mp la in
of(about).
We ha ve nothing to complain
ving enough money.
He neve r complains ofno t ha
mp ly wi th : W e alw ay s co mpiled with his request.
Co
Confer on : She co nf er re d
a favour on us.
ed in his ministers.- · . .
Confide in : Th e king co nf id
crets to none.
Confide to : Confide yo ut se
Co ng ra tu lat e on ·: I co ng ra
on
tu la ted her her success~
nsist of, in : Th e co m m itt ee consists often memB~
in the freedom of its till:~
Co
ine ss of a co un try co ns ist s
The happ · •
e ju dg e co nv ict ed hi m iJ
Conv~ct of : ·Th ·· ·
Cure of : The med ici ne cu re d bin (;

Deal in : He de al s in Japan
Deal with : Deal fair1: ,
Defend from, agafa
-They bmvely .
Deposit fn, with : He depo
with H
He deposited all the documents
pr ive of : Slav es are de pr ive d oftb~ii freedom. . ?
:De edfrom bad actions .
fr om : Ca n plea su re be de riv
..Derive
sp air of : Ra m an ne ve r de sp aired ofsuccess.
: De ·
hoid. ·
~- Die of: Chatterjee died oftyp
nd.
Die by : He died by his own ha
on this subject.
·Differ with : I differ with you .;
from that.
, Differ from : This cloth differs
th you on this point
. Disagree with : I disagree wi .
•·_ · Dispose of : She has disn osed ofall her proper· tyg. the re · :..
r · m . · ..
·- D·ISsuade from : Afzal dissuaded her from go
:~
sh truthfrom fals~hood. _~- :
·,::l>istinguish from: Distingui
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Dream of: She dreamt of becor~ing a queen one day. ~o~
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End in : The scheme ended in failure.
Enter into, upon : He entered into negotiations with a business 6
Satish has entered upon a new career. "ni.
Exchange for : He exchanged the cow for the horse .
Explain to : Explain this question to me.
Export from : Cotton goods are exportedfrom In~ia.
Fall under : He fell under the displeasure of the kmg.
Fall upon : The robbers fell upon the merchant.
Feed on : The cow feeds on grass .
Feel for: We all felt for her in her troubles.
Fight with or against: Great Britain/ought against (or with) Gellnany ·
IQ
two wars.
Fight for: They were.fighting/or their independence.
Fly at : The dogftew at the beggar.
Fly into : Seeing me, she flew into a rage.
Furnish with : They furnished the library with books.
[Or] They furnished books to her.
Get at: Get at (find out] the facts.
Get on : He 1s sure to get on (make a progress) in life.
Get over: He got over (recovered from) his illness.
Get out of: I have not yet been able to get out ofdebt.
Get to: In the evening they got to their journey's end.
Grieve at : They .grieved at the news of my failure.
G-i.ieve about : Don't grieve much about your misfortunes:
Grieve for, over : Don't grieve much for the dead.
· She grieved over her husband's death .
Grumble at : He is always grumbling at his low pay.
Guard against : We .must guard against vices. .
Hear about, of, from : Have you heard about his dismissal? .,
I've never heard ofher.
How often do you hear from your sister?
H!de from: I will not hide·the truthfrom my parents.
Hrnder from : What hindered you from coming here? .
Hope for : We always hope for better times. •
Import from, into: Wool is importedfrom Australia into In
Impress on : Impressed on her the value of cleanliness. . : . .
Imput~ to : Do not impute motives to her action. .
Infer fr~m : Am I to infer from your remarks that you
Infest with : ~a rehouses were infested with rats. . .
Inform ~f, agamst : Have you informed her of our~ ..
She has mformed the police against the . hb y 111
. . ~e1g our W .
Inquire into : The police are inqumn g mto the ma
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,..·.,;~~irt' of : l irtquirl'd 0/1~~; ~~1,·y - -~/:-1 ·· ·1.~insul
-· · · ·
ted her
, -- . - - • --
husb and,
• · . •. /t.d or,
. l l , ,,,.qs · ." ic HH
1ns1~t on • l: 11\y k·nvttio ti to P1-ace nt once
e-
, • •, ... _
tnspn"'t' ,nth : l he C1t'n
·
tral inspired his sol t I'1cr!4 w,1. 1, courn
't't I I ' · gc ,
Jntl·r
·
h.'n
•
m _ • n1 1 : ' cast (hm 't inl<'t /; .,.. • tny t>w11n , c~s, "
·. · I ·} · . · . .., ._: m
·
tk' int<·t/ c·l\', u·,t, h1..·r 111 her private olfoirs.
tntnlducc to : Mary intn>d11<·t·d me 10 Sheila.
1n,·ik to : l have im·itt.:d Rashida nlso 10 dinner
Jt't'.'f :1t : N~Y trJ\a : al a defe ated enemy,
·
J,-st :about: l)\,n lJt'SI about serious things.
Join in, to : J<>in the point C to the point I>.
\\"hy does n't he join in the conversation?
~fay ljoin in the ga1ne'?
J11mp at: P3rveenj11mped at the offer at once.
that the prisoner
Jump to : The Superintendent jump ed to the conclusion
had escaped from the jail.
Keep from : Kt'tp awa y from wine.
Keep to : Keep to the point, please.
Kkk against : Do not kick against authority.
Kick at : Hem Cha ndra kicked at my offer.
Knock at : He knoc ked at every door for money.
Somebody ~s knocking at the door (on the window).
Labour for : All his life he laboured for the public good.
Lack in : He is lacAing in experience.
Lament for : Do not lament for the dead.
Land at : We land ed at Mum bai.
Laugh at : We all laug hed at her bad manners.
Lay before : Pete r laid all the facts before her.
Lay to : \Ve laid this sin to her charge.
her in distress.
La)· under : I have /aid her under deep obligation by helping
Lead to: This road leads to Pune.
Lean to : This judg e seem s to lean to his side.
Leap at : He leapt at the opportunity.
Learn of : r am sorry to learn of her illness.
Level with : The enem y /eve/led the city with the ground.
Listen to : Don 't listen to that foolish fellow.
Lhe \\'ithin : Live within your means.
Lh·e by : Live by hone st labour.
Look at : A cat may look at a king . . .
look after : The shep herd looked after hts _sheep.
:Meddle in, with : Don 't meddle in my affaus.
Don 't med dle in politics.
\Vho has been meddling with my papers?
.Meet "ith : I met with man y obstacles, but pressed on.
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Mix with : Oil will not
mix with water.
Mix up th e sa lt with the pe
pper.
Mourn for, over : Do no
t mourn for the dead .
They mourned over the
child 's death. .
M ur m ur ag.a ins t .. We must not murmur agam.r;t new
M ur m ur at : We all mur taxes.
mur at injustice.
Object to : She objects
to my going there. .
O cc ur to : It did not oc
cur to me to search h_ls
Originate in : The fig pockets.
ht origina~ed in a foohsh
Pa rt with : He parted wi quarrel.
th all his wealth. .
He parted with (or from)
his old parents with tear
Pa rt ak e of : We partook s.
of the feast spread befo
Pass for : 'Robert passed re us.
for a learned man.
Perish with : They peris
hed with cold and hung
Persevere in : Mary pe er.
rsevered in her studies.
Persist in : Raman persist
s in annoying his sister.
Pine for : She pinedfor
the lost child.
Play at : The children w
ere playing at keeping sh
Play with : Don't play wi op.
th fireworks.
Play on : A smile played
on her lips.
Prefer to : I prefer milk
to tea.
Present at : We presente
d the cheque at the bank
Present to : We presente .
d a watch to her.
Present with : We pres
ented her with a watch.
Preserve from : May G
od preserve you from all
Preside at, over : The Pr harm.
ime Minister presides at
The Mayor pres ides over meetings of ta e'iliii.l~
the City Council.
Press upon : Don't pres
s your opinions upon he
Prevail upon : We prev r.
ailed upon her to come
Prevail ov er : We prevai to the meetina,. _
led over(= gained victor
Prevent from : She prev y over) our cw ·,,;~_
ented me from coming he
Profit by : A wise man re. · '
profits by the mistakes of
Prohibit fr om : You are ot he rs.
prohibited from entering
Protect fr om : God will th e
protect you from all hann cl8$.$. . .
Protect against : Protec . · · .,
t th ese tender plants agai
Protest against : You m ns t thew
ust protest against injusti
Provide fo r: He di ed w ce.
ithout providing for his w
Provide w ith : You mus idow. ..
t provide yo ur children
Provide against : A wise ·w ith food an,fc .,.
man provides against a
Quarrel with : Do not qu rainy day. · ' · .
arrel with your friends ov
Reconcile to : You must er a trifle. . ,
reconcile yourself to a lif
Recover fr om : He has e of hardship and pavertY·
just recovered from illne ·
Refrain from : She refra ss. ··· :' ·
ined from shedding tears.
Rejoice at, over : We all
rejoiced at her success.
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~Ve all rejo iced o,•er the vic to;.- - ·"~ ' ·-·- ·
medicine reUeved mc oif mypam .
Reheve of: The . ·
He was reheved ofhis post.
Rely _on : Do not rely on her support.
Remmd of: He reminded me oifrnYpromise. .
Repent of: He re1:ents ofthe mistake he has
made
·
Have you nothing to repent of?
Resolve. h on : She resolves 011 going there.
. hi
Rest wit : 1t rests with her to take act·100 agamst m. .
Revenge on. : He revenged himse If on h'is enemy for the murder of his brother.
· ·
Rew ard \\1th : I rewarded he r Wit· h a watch for savmg my child from drown-
.
mg.
Rule over : The king ruled over a vast empire.
Sure from : He saved her from drowning.
Search for : We searchedfor the lost watch
everywhere.
Seek for : All of us seekfor happiness.
Send for : They sent for the doctor.
house.
Show over : Mohan showed her over his new
Shudder at : I shudder at her act of cruelty.
Side with : Aftab sided with us in the dispute.
Smile at : I smiled at her foolish threat.
Smile upon: Fortune seemed to smile upon
him.
Stick to : Stick to your point.
y difficulties.
Struggle against : She struggled against man
Submit to: We must all submit to God's will
.
Flood Relief Fund.
Subscribe to: He subscribed Rs. 1,000 to the
age of ten.
Succeed to : He succeeded to the throne at the
Supply to : He supplied food to the poor.
Supply with : He supplied the poor with food
.
her troubles.
Sympathize with : We sympathize with her in
ge event.
Talk of or about : All are talking about the stran
What are they talking about?
Talking oftravel, have you been to Goa yet?
Talk to : He was talking 10 his friend.
Throw at : Don't throw stones at birds.
Treat of: This book tre~ts ofevery important
subject.
t be on equal tem1s.
· Treat with : If we are to treal with you, it mus
Triumph over : Virtue always triumphs over
vice.
Trust in : Trust in God and do the right.
Wait on : All her maids waited on her.
Wait for : We waited impatiently for the train
.
Warn against of: We warned her ofthe dang
er, against pickpockets.
stu
Wonder at, a~out : I wonder at your Pidity.
 I was wondering about that. .
Wrestle with : Wrestle bravely with difficulties.
Yield to: Never yield to temptation.
341 . Certain words require a. Preposition followed by a Gerund or a Verbal
Noun. In such cases do not use the Infinitive. ·
. '
Advani persisted in going there. [Not : to go]
I insisted on her leaving this place at once.
We should refrain from doing evil.
The prince aims at helping the poor.
The poor beggar is addicted to smoking.
I prohibited her from smoking in the kitchen.
We prevented her from selling her ornaments.
Abstain from speaking ill of others.
Dr. Katju excels in writing good English
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He is intent on winning.
He is confident of winning.
Bimala had no excuse for remaining absent.
Young boys and girls are fond of'reading novels.
The prince was desirous of visiting India.
He is disqualified from holding any responsible post.
We hindered her from going there.
J-Ie succeeded in achieving his aim.