PREPOSITIONS

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FOR

1. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE


2. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
3. FOR SAFETY REASONS
4. MONEY FOR SUPPLIES

OF

5. The development of the company


6. The retirement of our colleague
7. The marketing of luxury brands
8. A chance of meeting someone new
9. A balance of 100 dollars
10. The employees of the branch
11. The end of the month

Prepositions for drawing people's attention to a particular subject.

12. about
13. on
14. over
15. as to
16. as for
17. concerning
18. regarding
19. with/in regard to
20. with respect to
21. with /in reference to

OTHERS

22. By
23. Through
24. As
25. Like
26. Unlike
27. Against
28. Beyond
29. Following
30. Plus
31. Regardless of

COMMON EXPRESSIONS FORMED BY


VERB + PREPOSITION
account for
add to
comply with
consist of
contribute to
depend on
sympathize with
wait for
keep track of
employ A as B
associate A with B
B congratulate A on B
direct A to B
return A to B
transfer A to B
COMMON EXPRESSIONS FORMED BY
ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
absent from
responsible for
equivalent to
comparable to/with
identical to
similar to
consistent with
contrary to
COMMON EXPRESSIONS FORMED BY
NOUN + PREPOSITION
access to
a cause/reason for
permission from
an effect / impact on
respect for
a solution to
exposure to
concern about/for/over
a problem with
a question about/concerning
a decrease / an increase in
an advocate for/of
a lack of
a dispute about/over
FIXED EXPRESSIONS OF MORE THAN ONE PREPOSITION
by means of
in place of
in charge of
in respect of
in honor of
in violation of
in observance of
on behalf of
COLLOCATIONS with PREPOSITIONS
within a radius of
out of date
in charge of
in respect of
on behalf of
in an effort to
in combination with
as a result of
out of one’s reach
in search of
at one’s earliest convenience
obligation to
to be entitled to do s.th
be responsible for
be in charge of
be subject to
until further notice
with the exception of
in exchange for
in preparation for
in advance
apology for
signs of wear
contribution to
discussion on
compliance with
obligation to
problem with
confidence in
commitment to
COLLOCATIONS with NOUNS
technical description
accounts payable department
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
office efficiency
Fuel efficiency
Production efficiency
media coverage
attendance records
safety precaution
baggage allowance
performance appraisal
time constraints
system failures
staff productivity
a form of identification
tax on

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