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Appropriate Preposition

Certain nouns, adjectives and verbs are followed by particular prepositions.

Circle all prepositional phrases in the following sentences.

1. He called me on Sunday to get the homework assignment.
2. Is your sister coming with us to the movie?

3. Charlie liked to sing on the way to school.

4. After the storm, the birds flew out of the barn.
5. The light on the front porch went out last week.

6. The boy ran up the stairs to speak to his friend.

The following is a list of some words followed by appropriate prepositions.

G Nouns Followed by Prepositions
1. Mr Gupta gave us no assurance of his support.
2. We owe a duty to our country.

3. Why don’t you lodge a complaint against your noisy neighbours?
4. His fondness for her is natural.

5. She is a disgrace to her family.
6. He felt grief at the death of his son.

7. Health means freedom from care.
8. He is always in need of money.

9. Her hatred for him was very great.
10. There is no limit to his ambition.

11. She offered him an apology for her conduct.
12. She has a strong affection for that poor boy.

13. He accepted blame for the accident.
14. My brother has a great aptitude for business.
15. She has sent us an invitation to dinner.

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