preposition combinations Flashcards
The major cause …these accidents is drivers going too fast.
of
The police asked her the reason …her visit.
for
a cheque …£50
for
a piece of printed paper that you can use instead of money to pay for things. The American word is check.
She repeated her demand … an urgent review of the system.
for
the advantages … a good education
of
There is an advantage … waiting until you’re 76 to be baptized
in (doing)
Salaries will continue to rise … line with inflation.
in
She showed me a picture … the house where she was born.
of
UN leaders are working hard to find a peaceful solution …the conflict.
to
One of the disadvantages …the job is the long hours I work.
of
The government recognizes the need …immediate action.
for
The club has been increasing … popularity.
in
if you fall … behind or beside someone, you start walking behind or beside them
in
a decrease …
in
There has been a dramatic reduction … the birth rate.
in
Do you have a photograph … your children?
of
The answer … your question is yes.
to
It took them a week to reply … my letter.
to
Shock is a natural reaction … such bad news.
to
Damage … the building could take six months to repair.
to
Nobody in the office had received an invitation … the party.
to
People here have a more relaxed attitude … their work.
Attitudes … the older members of the group will have to change.
to(towards)
There is a close relationship … poverty and crime.
between
I fail to see a connection … the two cases.
between
How to Write a Contract … Two Individuals
between
What’s the difference … these two computers?
between
Girl With a Pearl Earring - a novel … Tracy Chevalier
by
a painting … Picasso
by
Bent is a 1979 play … Martin Sherman.
by
We believed we were fighting … freedom and democracy.
The French had no desire to fight … the British.
for
against
Andy was coughing and struggling … breath.
for/against
a noun+to
to
