Absent From

Accustomed To
Acquainted with
Afriad of
Annoyed with
Apologize for
Arise from
Associated with
Aware of
Basis of
Believe in
Belong to
Blame for
Came into use
Capable of
Characterist of
Committed to
Composed of
Concept of
Connected to
Conscious of
Contributed to
Dedicated to
Difference between
Different from
Distinguish from
Emphasis on
Encourage by
Escape from
Finished with
Fond of
Great deal of
Guilty of
Hide from
Hint at
Hope for
Impose on/upon
In connection with
Indifference to
Insist on/upon
Instrumental in
Interested in
Involved in
Irritationg to
Lead to
Limited to
Object to
Obsessed with
Obtain from
Opposed to
Participate in
Particular about
Prepared for
Prevent fromt
Proclaimed as
Proiest against
Proud of
React to
Recover from
Related to
Rescue from
Respond to
Responsible for
Result in
Reversal of
Satisfied with
Scene of
Smiliar to
Stare at
Stop from
Substitute for
Succeed in
Suffer from
Sympathize with
Thank for
Thinik of
Tired of
Upset with
Vote for/against
Went about
With the help of
Worry about
IDIOMS (the errors)

1.) necessary (in) //// "necessary to"
2.) threat (of travelers) ////
3.) prefer the mall (more than) downtown stores ////
4.) Burns vehemently (protested over) her party's failure //// "protested"
5.) Far (away from) having been a diehard conservative, Hoover ////
6.) his statements were (inconsistent to) those //// "inconsistent with"
7.) Listening (at) the first song //// "listening to"
8.) A young Midwesterner recently (arrived to) ////
9.) capable (to distinguish) the shapes ////
10.) Opposite (to most people I know), Anna ////
11.) Not very particular (in) nesting sites, house wrens ////
12.) tendency (of changing) //// "tendency to"
13.) finally succeeded (with adapting) ////
14.) critic's mistrust (with) her findings ////
15.) in the hope (to gain funds) ////
16.) on the verge (to disappear) ////
17.) A powerful (advocate to) equal rights ////
18.) considered precocious (to her family) ////

Idioms with Preposition

To be familiar with
To agree with
To disagree with
To be consistent/inconsistent with

To enter into
To have insight into

To take an interest in
To succeed in/at
To have confidence in
To be consistent in
To believe in
To trust in

To be suspicious of
To gain the respect of
To have an understanding of
To take the form of
To gain the trust/mistrust of
To be characteristic of
To the dismay of
To be in favor of
In the hope(s) of
In the interest of
At the expense of
At the risk of
To consist of
To accept an offer of
To be convinced of

To count on
To work on
To insist (up)on
To stumble (up)on

To turn to
The key to
To be available to
To be indifferent to

To be prized for
To be grown for
To endure/last for
To call for
To be compensated for
To argue for
To blame for

To predate by
To be engaged by
To be complicated by
To abide by

To be apparent from
To defend from
To differ from
To protect from/against
To protest + noun, no preposition

To wonder about
To think about
To be particular about
To argue about/over

To be regarded as
To be seen as
To be viewed as



Idioms with Gerund

In the hope(s) of being
Effective in/at being
Enjoy being
Capable of being
To have difficulty being
To stop being
Deny being
Consider being
Report being
Postpone being
Resent being
After being
Before being
While being
Without being
Stop being
Succeed in/at being


Idioms with Infinitive

Considered to be ("to be" is optional -- "considered" + noun is also correct)
Tempted to be
Seem to be
Appear to be
Wish to be
Want to be
Fail to be
Neglect to be
Refuse to be
Attempt to be
Offer to be
Prepare to be
Arrange to be
Aim to be
Strive to be
Claim to be
Promise to be
Intend to be
Deserve to be
Agree to be
Threaten to be
Choose to be
Decide to be