Saturday, April 21, 2018

Common Mistakes in English Usage 003

Prepositions after certain words
Note carefully the prepositions used after the following words:
accuse of
guilty of
accustomed to
independent of
afraid of
indifferent to
aim at insist
angry with, at
 interested in
arrive at.
in jealous of
ashamed of
 look at
believe in
married to
boast of
no doubt of or about
careful of,
 with, about pleased with it
complain about
 prefer to
composed of
proud of
conform to
 related to
congratulate on
  repent of
consist of
 satisfied with
cure of
similar to
depend on
succeed in
deprive of
superior to
die of
sure of
different from
surprised at, by
dressed in
suspect of
fail in
 tired of
full of
translate into
good at
 warn of, about
guard against 

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