Important Rules of Prepositions

The usage of some preposition with some words is fixed. Some of them are given below.  Have a look. Hope you all like the post.

Accustomed of

• He was accustomed of working hard in his youth. (used to)

Accused of

• The man accused of stealing was sent to jail. (blamed of)

Acquainted with

• Please introduce him to me if you are acquainted with him. (know)

Afraid of

•  Don’t get afraid of that dog. It won’t bite. (fear from)

Agree to (idea)

• The president agreed to the resolution and passed it. (accept)

Agree with (person)

• If you agree with me please support me. (have same opinion)

According to

• He was acquitted as he was innocent according to the jury. (in the opinion of)

Adapted to

• Man easily gets adapted to new environments. (change)

Along with

• The Prime Minister along with his retinue entered the hall. (together with)

Associated with

• He had long been associated with the organization before he retired. (worked with)

Averse to

•  Initially people are averse to accepting their weakness, but with the passage of time they start realizing and correcting themselves. (unwilling to)

Believe in (faith)

• I believe in God. (have faith in)

Belong to

• As this country belongs to us, we belong to this country. (have a right over)

Clever at

• She is clever at painting and playing mu sic, but I am at mu sic. (skilled at)

Congratulate on

• I congratulated her on her great success. (greeted)

Cure for

•  As man conquers a disease and find a cure for it, another pops up. (remedy for)

 Depend on

• High rate of employment depends on growth of economy. (is related with)

Derived from

• Many English words are derived from Greek and Latin. (came/originate from)

Details of

• This new book contains de tails of her extensive journey. (description of)

Different from

• Village life is quite different from city life. (not same)

Divide into

• The property was divided into two parts and given to the two sons. (break into)

Dream of

• The henpeck husband could never dream of op pos ing his wife. (think of) Frightened of Those frightened of obstacles never proceed ahead for success. (having fear of)

Famous for

•  The city of Benaras is famous for its teeming ghats. (known for)

Good at

• He is quite good at convincing people in his favour. (skilled at)

Ignorant of

• Being ignorant of the consequences, thenaives easily fall into bad habits. (not knowing)

Increase in

• There has been a tremendous increase in the multi-nationals in our country. (rise in)

Insist on

• The shopkeeper could not deny when she insisted on paying later. (said forcefully)

Interested in

• Work hard if you are interested in your progress. (want to)

Lack of

• Lack of money brings poverty and lack of knowledge ignorance. (devoid of, not having)

Fond of

•  The mother was very fond of her youngest child. (loved/liked very much)

Aim at

• The shooter aimed at the tar get and shot accurately. (fix at the tar get)

Laugh at

•  Don’t laugh at those who are deprived of God’s blessings. (ridicule, make fun of)

Listen to

• Hello! Please listen to me. (lend your ear, heed, pay attention to)

Look at

•  What are you looking at? (see)

Look after

• The nurse looked after the child better than the mother. (to take care of, to rear)

Look for

• Have you lost anything? What are you looking for under the table. (to search for)

Look into

• I have requested the police commissioner to look into the matter of increasing crime in our locality. (investigate, to probe, examine)