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1. A
2. able + infinitive
3. ability to
4. accede to
5. access to
6. acclaimed as is the correct idiom (Acclaimed to be is wrong)
7. accompanied by
8. according to
9. account for (When explaining something)
10. on account of
11. account to (When receiving blame or credit)
12. accuse of
13. acquaint with
14. acquiesce in
15. adapted for
16. affect to
17. affinity with
18. afflicted with
19. afraid of
20. agree on + noun
21. agree on + gerund
22. agree to
23. agree with
24. aid + person/thing
25. aid in + gerund
26. aim at
27. allergy to (Allergy of, allergy for are incorrect)
28. allocated to
29. allows for
30. a lot
31. although x,y
32. alternative to
33. amount to
34. analogy with
35. analogous to
36. angry at
37. widely anticipated that
38. appear to
39. apply to
40. argue over/ with
41. appeal to
42. approve/disapprove of
43. *as....as
44. as X so Y
45. as so too

46. as X to Y
47. ask of
48. ask X to Y
49. ask + infinitive
50. ask + person + infinitive
51. *associate with
52. associate X with Y
53. assume ...to be of...
54. assure that
55. at least as . . . as
56. attend to (someone)
57. attribute X to Y / X is attributed to Y
58. attempt to
59. attention to
60. attended by
61. attest to
62. authority on
63. available to
64. averse to
65. aware of
66. aware that
67. B
68. *base on
69. based on
70. because of
71. begin + infinitive
72. believe X to be Y
73. belief in
74. benefit from
75. between [a] and [b]
76. better served by X than by Y
77. better than
78. both X and Y (Both X as well as Y is incorrect)
79. both at X and at Y
80. both on X or on Y
81. boom in
82. bringing to
83. built by
84. C
85. call for
86. capable of
87. care about
88. care for
89. centers on + person/thing

90. center upon ( not round)


91. chance to / chance of ( chance for is wrong)
92. choice of
93. choose to / from
94. choose + infinitive
95. claims to
96. claims to be / claims that
97. collaborate with
98. collide with (not against)
99. comment on
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combined X with Y
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combined X and Y
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compare to (similarities)
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compare with (differences)
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*compare A to B
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*compare A with B
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compensate for
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comply with
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comprise of
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to be + composed of + thing
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concerned for worried
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concerned with
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conclude that
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concur in ( an opinion)
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concur with ( a person)
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conducive to
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conform to
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in conformity with
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connection between X and Y
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consequence of
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consider X Y (without to be)
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consist with
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consist in
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consist of
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consistent with
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contend that
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*consider + person/thing
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continue + infinitive
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contrast A with B
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in contrast to
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contribute to
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contrary to
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convert to
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correspond to
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correspond with
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*count on + person/thing

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cost to/of
craving for
created with (not to)
give credit for (money received for or in exchange for something)
to credit with (something or doing something)
credit X Rupees to Ys account (When money is involved)

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are in danger of + gerund
date from
deal with
debate over
debate on
decide + infinitive
decide on + thing/person
decline in
defend against
defined as
delighted by
demand that
demonstrate that
depend on
depends on whether
depicted as
descend from
descendent of (descendent for is incorrect)
desirous of
determined by
*different from/differ from
difficult + infinitive
at a disadvantage
disclose to + person/organization
*distinguish between X and Y
*distinguish X from Y
disagree with (person/idea)
discourage from
disdain of
dispose of
feel disgusted with ( not at)
at ones disposal
dispute whether
divergent from
doubt that ( doubt whether is wrong)
draw on (take out)
draw + thing
to be drawn to + thing/person

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*dream of/about
due to
dwindle from

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[in an] effort to
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easy to
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[in an] effort to
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either or
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elect to
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elect + person
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be embarrassed by ( not at)
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emerges from
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*enable + person + infinitive
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enable X to Y
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enamored with
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*encourage + person + infinitive
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encourage X to Y
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encouraged by
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end with, end in (not by)
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entrusted with
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be envious of, jealous of
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be equal to ( not as)
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escape from
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be essential to
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estimate to be
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to be + essential to + person/thing
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except for + person/thing
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except for + gerund
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except that
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to exchange X for Y (exchange X with Y or any other form is incorrect)
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expect to
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X expected to Y
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expected X to be Y ...
expected that X would be Y
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explain to
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expose to
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extend to
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extent of/ extent to
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equal
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fail in
fail to
fear that

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fluctuations in
be familiar with
fascinated by
flee from
*forbid to
forbid X to do Y
for over...XXX years...
force + thing/person + infinitive
focus on + thing/person
frequency of
from [a] to [b]

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G
get credit for/give credit for
get rid of
grounds for
grow from
grow out of

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help + thing/person + infinitive
be hindered by
hypothesize that

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in contrast to
inclined to
in danger of
identical to/with
independent from
Independent of
indifferent towards
indicate that
indicate to + person
infected with
inherit from
in order to
Inside
insist that
instance of
instead of
X instead of Y
instill something in someone ( not instill someone with)
intent to
interaction of
introduce to

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invest in
isolate from (in isolation from is wrong)

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judge by ( not on)
just asso too
just as X, so Y

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know to do X

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leads to
less than
less X than Y
likelihood of / likelihood that
likely to
likely to be
liken to
localized in

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Manage to
mandate that
*make + thing/person + verb (simple form)
as a means to / as a means of
meet with
Meet
*mistake + thing/person + for ( mistake X for Y)
modeled after
to monitor
more common among X than among Y
(no) more...than/(no) less...than
more than ever
move away from

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N
Name
*native to
*a native of
need
need to
a need for
to be + necessary + infinitive
necessity of
necessity for

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neither...nor
no less than
no less an authority than
no less was X than was Y
X is unknown, nor it is known is a correct idiom (Neither is not required)
no soonerthan
not X but rather Y
noted that
not [a] but [b]
Not . but [rather merely]
not in a flash...but in a ...
not only...but also
Not so . as
not so much...as
not so much to Xas to Y
not ( X or Y ) nor Z

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be oblivious of
oblivious to
off
Once in
One X for every Z ( some numeric number) Y's ...
opportunity for
opportunity to
opposed to
opposition to
opposite of
to orbit
X ordered Y to do Z
ought to
Originate in

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partake of
participate in
Perceive as
*permit + thing/person + infinitive
permit X to Y / X permits Y for Z
persuade X to Y
plead guilty for failing
potential to / potential for
practice for
practice to
practice of
predisposed to

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preferable to
prefer X to Y
prejudiced against
pressure to
prevent from
prior to
prized by
prized as
prized for
profit by ( not from )
*prohibit from + gerund
prohibits X from doing Y
prohibits X from Y
promise of + thing
promise to
protect against
protest against ( not at )
provide with
way to provide (Way for providing is incorrect)
published by
published in

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question whether

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range of
*range from X to Y
rates for (not 'of')
rather than
to ratify (At ratifying is incorrect)
receptive of
receptive to
related to
relations with ( not towards )
refer to
*regard as
X regarded as Y
regardless
repent of
replace with
in response to
require + thing/person + infinitive
required of
requiring that X Y
require that X be Y (Not require that X is Y)

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requiring X to Y
requisition for
research to
resemble + thing/person
resemblance of X to Y ( resemblance X with Y is incorrect)
resemblance between X and Y
resistance to
responsibility to
responsible for
restitution...for ...
results in
results from
result of
retroactive to
rival for
rivalry between X and Y
*the rivals X and Y
rule that

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sacrifice X for Y
[the] same as
the same to X as to Y
Save for
save from
in search of
see as
seek + infinitive
seek + thing/person
seem + infinitive
seem to indicate
sense of sothat
send to
be sensible of
be sensitive to
separate from ( not away from or out )
sequence of
similar to
sleep with
so (adjective) that
so X that Y
so X as to be Y
so X as to constitute Y
so as not to be hindered by
so unrealistic as to
be solicitous of ( not to )

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be sparing of ( not with )


speak to + person
speak with + person
spend on
subject to
subscribe to
substitute [a] for [b]
such...as
such X as Y and Z
such X that
suffer from ( not with)
superior to
supplant by
to survive
suspicious of
sympathy for
sympathize with

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Take advantage of
tamper with
target at
teach + person + infinitive
teach + person + thing
tell + person
Tend
tend to
tendency to ( not for)
that X ...that Y
think ofas
threaten to
tie to
tinker with ( not at )
be tolerant of ( not to )
train to
transit to
transmit to
try to
to try to fix is the right idiom (to try and fix is incorrect)
type of

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use as
Use + person/thing + infinitive
used + infinitive
to be + used to + gerund

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[the] use of

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view as
vote for
in violation of
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wait for
wait on
X is to whatY is to
to be + willing + infinitive
worry about

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