Transcript PREPOSITIONAL VERBS - University of Belgrade

PREPOSITIONAL VERBS
• Prepositional verbs have two parts: a verb and a
preposition (e.g. deal with).
• They always have an object after the preposition
(e.g. Social services can help parents cope with
stress).
• Some common prepositional verbs are: apply for,
ask for, believe in, belong to, come across, consist
of, deal with, laugh at, listen to, look for/after, pay
for, talk about, think about/of, wait for
• There are also a few verbs that have three parts:
catch up with, get away with, look down on, look
forward to, look up to, put up with
NOUN / ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
• Some nouns and adjectives are typically followed by
certain prepositions
• (e.g. Parent’s reactions to the birth of a child with a
disability can frequently provoke many different
feelings. Siblings of children with disabilities are
worried about a lot of questions.)
• Some common adjective + preposition combinations
are: angry with, disappointed with, pleased with,
excited about, happy about, worried about, tired of,
afraid of, fond of, proud of, sorry for, surprised at/by,
interested in, right/wrong about, responsible for, similar
to, different from
• Some common noun + preposition combinations are:
attitude to/towards, reaction to, opinion of/about,
respect for, advice on, belief in, reason for, trouble
with, difficulty in/with, result of, cause of