Verbs + prepositions

Prepositional verbs have two parts: a verb and a preposition which cannot be
separated from each other:

Some prepositional verbs take a direct object after the verb followed by the
prepositional phrase. There are no rules.
Prepositional verbs always have an object, which comes
immediately after the preposition.
The object can be a noun phrase, a pronoun or the -ing
form of a verb:

Somebody broke into his car and stole his radio.

(noun phrase)

I don’t like this CD. I don’t want to listen to it any more.

(pronoun)

Getting to the final depends on winning the semi-final!

(-ing form)
 COLLOCATIONS
Collocation refers to a group of two or
more words that usually go together.
fast food
make a mistake
have a break
 TYPES OF COLLOCATIONS
• Verb + noun
Do someone a favour, make the bed,
get a house, play the guitar
Other types of collocations

• Noun+noun
A slice of pizza, a round of applause
• Adjective + noun
A fast train, a long journey
• Adverb + adjective
Terribly hot, extremely significant
Purpose
T0 + infinitive
She’s studying at university to become a pharmacist.
In order (not) to + infinitive
She’s studying at university in order to become a pharmacist.
So + that + subject + verb
She’s studying at university so that she becomes a pharmacist.
Cause
Because + subject+ verb
I often travel by public transport because I want to save money.
Because I want to save money, I often travel by public transport.
Result
So + subject + verb
I lost my phone so I had to buy a new one.