Dependent Prepositions Quiz

Dependent Prepositions

Many verbs, nouns, and adjectives are followed by a specific preposition before a noun, noun phrase, pronoun, or verb + -ing
Example: The film reminded me of my childhood.
Example: He apologized to them for damaging their car.
No clear rules dictate preposition choice; learn from examples in dictionaries.

Adjective + Preposition

Afraid of: Feeling fear toward something or someone
Angry with/about: Feeling anger towards someone (with), or about a situation (about).
Anxious about: Experiencing worry or concern about something.
Available to/for: Able to be used or accessed by someone (to); for a specific purpose (for).
Capable of: Possessing the ability to do something.
Confident of/in: Feeling sure about something or someone; having confidence.
Delighted with: Experiencing pleasure or joy in something.
Dependent on/upon: Needing or relying on something or someone.
Different from/to: Different than something or someone.
Disappointed with/at: Feeling let down about something or someone.
Good/bad/clever at: Excellent or poor at a skill or task.
Independent of: Not reliant on someone or something; self-sufficient.
Interested in: Having a curiosity or desire to know more about something.
Involved in: Taking part in something; engaged in an activity.
Kind to: Showing politeness towards someone
Pleased with: Satisfied with something or someone.
Prejudiced against: Having an unfavorable opinion toward someone or something.
Proud of: Feeling satisfaction and respect for something or someone.
Relevant to: Appropriate regarding something.
Responsible to/for: Accountable for something to a particular person.
Shocked at/by: Feeling surprise or disbelief about something
Sorry about/for: Regretting an action or event.
Suitable for/to: Fitting or correct for a particular purpose.
Surprised at/by: Feeling astonishment about something.
Tired of: Experiencing weariness from something.
Upset about: Disturbed by an event or situation.

Verb + Preposition

Account for: Explain something
Accuse sb of: Blame a person for something
Accustom sb to: Getting someone used to something
Agree with (sb/sth) about: Agree on something with someone.
Apologise (to sb) for: Express regret for something.
Appeal to: Make a formal request or ask for a specific action from someone.
Apply to: Submit a request or document to someone for consideration
Approve of: Show agreement with something
Attach sth to: Connect something to something else.
Attribute sth to: Connect something to a cause or source.
Base sth on: Create something from a source, or something similar.
Believe in: Have faith in something or someone.
Blame sb/sth for: Hold someone accountable for something.
Charge sb for: Ask for payment for something.
Comment on: Provide an opinion or observation on something.
Compare sb/sth to/with: Look for similarities between people or things.
Compete with: Engage in a contest against something
Concentrate on: Focus on something.
Connect sb/sth with: Link something or something to something.
Consider sb/sth as: Think of something or someone as something similar or unique.
Consist of: Be composed of.
Contrast sb/sth with: Emphasize differences.
Cope with: Deal successfully with something difficult.
Dedicate sth to: Specify a purpose for something.
Depend on: Be reliant or contingent on something.
Devote sth to: Give something to a purpose or task.
Differ from: Be unlike.
Disapprove of: Express disagreement with something.
Discourage sb from: Prevent someone from doing something.
Distinguish sb/sth from: Identify the distinctive traits of something
Distract sb from: Turn someone's attention away from something.
Divide sth into/between: Separate or distribute among.
Dream of: Imagine or hope for something.
Exclude sb/sth from: Keep someone or something out of something.
Experiment on: Trying out/testing something in an experiment.
Focus on: Direct your efforts toward something.
Help (sb) with: Giving support to someone to do something
Hope for: Look forward to something
Impress sb with: Make a favorable or exciting impact on someone.
Include sb/sth in: Add someone or something to a group or count.
Insure (sth) against: Providing coverage to avoid something.
Interfere with: Interrupt or disrupt something.
Invest (sth) in: Put money into something, such as investments or business.
Involve sb in: Include someone in an activity.
Link sb/sth to/with: Connecting or associating objects and concepts.
Listen to: Pay attention to sound.
Object to: Disagree with something.
Operate on: Perform a surgical treatment on a person
Participate in: Taking part in something or an activity.
Persist in: Continuing something stubbornly.
Prepare (sb/sth) for: Make preparations for something.
Prevent sb/sth from: Keep from happening.
Prohibit sb/sth from: Forbid someone or something from doing something.
Protest against: Express disagreement or opposition to something.
Provide sb with: Give something to somebody.
React to/against: Respond to something.
Recognize sb/sth as: Identifying someone or something as something certain.
Recover from: Get better after something unpleasant.
Refer sb/sth to: Send someone or something to another person or place.
Regard sb/sth as: Think or consider something as something.
Relate sb/sth to: Connect or link objects or concepts
Rely on: Be dependent upon something.
Remind sb of: Make someone think of something.
Resort to: Do something as a last resort.
Result in: Lead to a particular outcome.
Search for: Attempt to find something
Separate sb/sth from: Detach something from something else.
Spend sth on: Use money to purchase something.
Suffer from: Experience something negative.
Think about/of: Meditate on or consider something.
Warn sb about/against: Letting someone know about a potential negative result.