Verb +

Prepositions
-Hardik
Shrestha
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 Verb + Preposition
• a combination of verb and preposition, often
with idiomatic meaning, differing from other
phrasal verbs in that an object must always
follow the preposition.

• Some examples of prepositional verbs in English are

care for, long for, apply for, approve of, add to,
resort to, result in, count on, and deal with.
 Verb + Preposition
• Prepositional verbs are really useful to know because
using the right preposition after a verb makes you
sound very fluent. So when you learn new verbs, pay
attention if they need to be followed by a particular
preposition. As you can see from the examples above,
the meaning often changes according to the
preposition you use.
 Examples
Agree Compare
with, look with,
at, laugh believe in,
at, talk to search for,

Talk about, Hear about,

look for, accuse of,
approve of, suffer from,
look after pay for
 USES OF PREPOSITIONAL VERBS
The verb and the
following preposition can
A prepositional verb is an be separated by an
idiomatic expression that adverb, and the
combines a verb and a preposition can precede
a relative pronoun and
preposition to make a new appear at the beginning
verb with a distinct meaning. of a wh- question.

The preposition in a
prepositional verb is
generally followed by
a noun or pronoun, and
thus prepositional
verbs are transitive.
SOME MORE EXAMPLES:

This is Sarah. She couldn’t

concentrate on her work. Her
boss came and said , ” Please
concentrate on you work. ”

This is Vikky. He is
suffering from fever.
SOME MORE EXAMPLES:

This is Jamal. He is definitely

thinking about something.

This is James. He is
listening to music.
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