WORDS FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITION
1.Nouns followed by Prepositions
>) Acquaintance with : I have no acquaintance with Maria.
>) Affection for : Raman has a strong affection for that poor girl.
>) Apology for : She offered him an apology for her conduct.
>) Aptitude for : The Marwaris have great aptitude for business.
>) Assurance of : Mr.Desai gave us no assurance of his support.
>) Blame for : Advani accepted blame for the accident.
>) Candidate for : Raman is a candidate for the post.
>) Capacity for : Aftab has no capacity for mastering facts.
>) Care of : Take care of your health.
>) Cause for : There is no cause for anxiety.
>) Cause of : She is the cause of the whole trouble.
>) Charge of : A charge of murder was laid at his door.
>) Claim on : I have every claim on you.
>) Claim to : He set up a claim to the throne.
>) Complaint against : Why don’t you lodge a complaint against your noisy
neighbours?
>) Confidence in : I hope she will justify my confidence in her.
>) Control over : Miss Helen has no control over her class.
>) Disgrace to : She is a disgrace to her family.
>) Duty to : We owe a duty to our country.
>) Excuse for : He has no excuse for remaining absent.
>) Fondness for : His fondness for her is natural.
>) Freedom from : Health means freedom from care.
>) Grief at : He felt grief at the death of his son.
>) Hatred for : Her hatred for him was very great.
>) Heir to : The prince is heir to the throne.
>) Influence with : I have no influence with the Magistrate.
>) Interest in : I have no interest in music.
>) Invitation to : She has sent us an invitation to dinner.
>) Leniency to : You have shown undue leniency to her.
>) Leisure for : I have no leisure for amusement.
>) Limit to : There is no limit to his ambition.
>) Longing for : Her longing for her son is great.
>) Match for : Peter is no match for Abraham.
>) Need of : Raman is always in need of money.
>) Neglect of : He is blamed for neglect of duty.
>) Obedience to : I praise her obedience to her husband.
>) Objection to : I have no objection to your going there.
>) Peace with : I am always at peace with my neighbours.
>) Pity for : The king felt pity for the poor.
>) Prejudice against : He has a prejudice against Hakims.
>) Pride in : Her great pride in her wealth is foolish.
>) Progress in : Jack had made no progress in her studies.
>) Quarrel with : I know nothing of his quarrel with her.
>) Regard for : I have a great regard for him.
>) Remedy for : Quinine is a remedy for malaria.
>) Reputation for : Ghafoor has a reputation for honesty.
>) Respect for : The young have no respect for old age.
>) Slave to : A drunked is a slave to drink.
>) Slave of : You musn’t make a slave of your servant girl.
>) Subscription to : What is your subscription to the Famine Relief Fund?
>) Sympathy for : All the people felt great sympathy for her in her troubles.
>) Sympathy with : I have no sympathy with her foolish views.
>) Taste for : Kamala has no taste for music.
>) Traitor to : He is a traitor to his country.
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