PREPOSITIONS

PREPOSITIONS are functional words in a phrase or sentence which shows what one thing has to do with another. They pose great difficulty to anyone learning the English language since their use is not governed by hard and fast rules and is sometimes illogical. It is often difficult to explain why one preposition is used in certain circumstances and not another. We say, for example, we are proud of our work, but: we take pride in our work.

PREPOSITIONS with certain words
Many words in English are associated with certain prepositions. The following is a list of such combinations. Students should consult the dictionary for their meaning and usage.

PREPOSITIONS with nouns
Abstinence from
Access to
Admission to
Affection for
Alternative to
Aptitude for
Aversion to
Capacity for
Complaint against/about
Contrast to
Control over
Dislike for
Duty to
Immunity against/from
Impediment to
Incentive for
Influence on/over
Objection to
Passion for
Pity for
Precaution against
Preference for
Pride in
Protest against
Reputation for
Resemblance to
Entry for
Excuse for
Exemption from
Faith in
Ruin to
Sympathy for/with
Taste for
Threat to/against

PREPOSITIONS with adjectives
Accountable to
Accused of
Accustomed to
Afflicted by
Appropriate to
Averse to
Busy with
Concerned with
Confident of
Delighted with
Due to
Engaged in
Envious of
Essential to
Familiar with/to
Fit for
Guilty of
Harmful to
Hopeful of
Horrified at
Immune to
Inclined to
Indifferent to
Injurious to
Innocent of
Interested in
Jealous of
Obedient to
Opposed to
Proficient in
Proud of
Satisfied with
Similar to
Sorry for
Subject to
Superior to
Sure of
Thankful to/for
(un) popular with
Weary of

PREPOSITIONS with verbs
Abide by
Abstain from
Agree with/to
Aim at
Apologize to/for
Argue with
Beg for
Believe in
Brood over
Confide in
Consult with/about
Convict of
Decide on/to
Demonstrate against
Escape from
Forbid to
Impress upon
Interfere with
Intrude on
Invest in
Involve in
Laugh at
Live for
Meet with
Object to
Participate in
Persevere in
Plead with/for
Prefer to
Preside over/at
Pretend to
Proceed with
Prohibit from
Refrain from
Rejoice at
Rely on
Remain within
Struggle against
Threaten to
Transform into

You can check up these words in the dictionary, but wide reading is the best teacher. Make sentences with those words to learn faster. Last week, I intentionally made a mistake to see people that can make differences or go to the dictionary to check up words; Employer and Employee

An employer is a person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

An employee is an individual who provides labour to a company or another person.