Dependant prepositions

Question 1

Accuse/Accused

Answer 1

ACCUSE OF (To say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind)

• He’s been accused of murder.
• Are you accusing me of lying?
• The surgeon was accused of negligence.

Question 2

Threaten/Threatened

Answer 2

THREATEN TO+infinitive OR WITH something (to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want)

• They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun.
• They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.

Question 3

Warn/Warned

Answer 3

WARN TO or AGAINST+ing (to make someone realize a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future)

• We were warned not to eat the fish which might upset our stomachs.
• I was warned against going to the east coast because it was so full of tourists.

Question 4

Confess/Confessed

Answer 4

CONFESS TO someone OR TO+ing (to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about)

• She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.
• He confessed to sleeping through most of the movie.
• He has confessed to the murder.

Question 5

Order/Ordered

Answer 5

ORDER TO (something that someone tells you you must do)
-My orders are to search everyone's bag as they come in

BY ORDER OF SOMEONE
-The road was closed all day by order of the police.

Question 6

Rely/Relied

Answer 6

RELY ON OR UPON someone or something (to depend on or trust someone or something)

• You can’t rely on good weather for the whole trip.
• The system relies too heavily on one person.

Question 7

Mad

Answer 7

MAD AT someone (very angry or annoyed)
- Are you still mad at me?

MAD ABOUT somebody or something (to love someone or something)
-He’s the first real boyfriend she’s had and she’s mad about him.

The adjective MAD means mentally ill, unable to behave in a reasonable way and crazy

Question 8

Famous

Answer 8

FAMOUS FOR (known and recognized by many people)
-Marie Curie is famous for her contribution to science

Question 9

According

Answer 9

ACCORDING TO (as stated by)

• According to Sarah they’re not getting on very well at the moment.
• According to our records you owe us $130.

Question 10

Aware

Answer 10

AWARE OF (knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing)
-Were you aware of the risks at the time?

“(Not) as far as I’m aware.” is an useful expression to use when you are saying something that you think is true (or false), although you might be wrong because you do not know all the facts. It´s informal