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Mirian Quigla

This document provides examples of nouns and the prepositions that typically follow them in English. It lists nouns that are commonly followed by "to", "for", and "with" and provides examples of how these prepositions link the nouns to related verbs and adjectives. The document also notes some nouns that can take alternative prepositions and examples where the preposition used with a related verb or adjective differs. It concludes with activities asking the reader to complete sentences using the appropriate prepositions with different nouns.

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NOUNS + PREPOSITION STUDENTS’ NAMES: MIRIAN QUIGLA DIANA CHAVEZ LIZETT VISTIN UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGIAS LANGUAGE MAJOR
Some nouns, particularly abstract nouns, have to be followed by a prepositional phrase in order to demonstrate what they relate to. They cannot just stand by themselves. There is usually only one possibility of preposition which must be used after a particular noun. Occasionally alternatives are possible. But in either event it is a matter of learning which prepositions can be used with which nouns.
NOUNS FOLLOWED BY 'TO' access to addiction to allusion to response to contribution to damage to devotion to reference to relevance to resistance to solution to threat to Note that the verbs and adjectives that these nouns are related to are often followed by the same preposition: • He contributed to the occasion by accompanying the flautist on the piano.
NOUNS FOLLOWED BY 'FOR' admiration for bid for cure for demand for recipe for respect for responsibility for room for search for thirst for • The children in this deprived area show a real thirst for learning.
NOUNS FOLLOWED BY 'WITH' connection with date with dealings with meeting with involvement with link with quarrel with sympathy with Note that all of these nouns imply so short of relationship with people or things and they all have the linking preposition with. • I've got a dinner date with Tommy on Saturday.
OTHER NOUNS - OTHER PREPOSITIONS Grudge against anger at bond between excerpt from awareness of grasp of control over authority over hold on Note that although related adjectives and verbs are often followed by the same preposition (awareness of / aware of - reference to / refer to), this is not always the case: • I have no intention of resigning.
CERTAIN NOUNS agreement about / on debate about / on decision about / on difficulty with / in love of / for need of / for transition from / to reason for / to arguments for / against case for / against • I'm having difficulty with the steering. It just won't go where I want it to go.
ACTIVITIES It was his contribution ……….. molecular biology that won him the Nobel prize. Addiction ………. alcohol is perhaps as serious as addiction ……… drugs in this country. Her devotion …….. her husband was unqualified. There is no solution …….. this problem. Although there are thousands of squirrels in the wood, they are no threat ……. the environment. I have nothing but admiration …….. the way he handled a very difficult situation. There is no known cure ……… this type of snake bite. The demand ……. this new generation of mobile phone cannot be satisfied.
I have a wonderful recipe ……. a simple pasta dish that I must give you. She is a thoroughly spoilt child and has no respect ……. her parents. The search …….. the missing teenager was called off as darkness fell. The children in this deprived area show a real thirst …….. learning. I've got a dinner date ……… Tommy on Saturday. I've got a meeting …….. the architects this afternoon, so I shall be home late. I have no quarrel ……… his teachers. I think they did all they could to deter him. I have every sympathy …….. his family. They must be so upset that he is now in prison. They bore a grudge ……………… their neighbors and hadn't spoken to them for two years.
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  • 1. NOUNS + PREPOSITION STUDENTS’ NAMES: MIRIAN QUIGLA DIANA CHAVEZ LIZETT VISTIN UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGIAS LANGUAGE MAJOR
  • 2. Some nouns, particularly abstract nouns, have to be followed by a prepositional phrase in order to demonstrate what they relate to. They cannot just stand by themselves. There is usually only one possibility of preposition which must be used after a particular noun. Occasionally alternatives are possible. But in either event it is a matter of learning which prepositions can be used with which nouns.
  • 3. NOUNS FOLLOWED BY 'TO' access to addiction to allusion to response to contribution to damage to devotion to reference to relevance to resistance to solution to threat to Note that the verbs and adjectives that these nouns are related to are often followed by the same preposition: • He contributed to the occasion by accompanying the flautist on the piano.
  • 4. NOUNS FOLLOWED BY 'FOR' admiration for bid for cure for demand for recipe for respect for responsibility for room for search for thirst for • The children in this deprived area show a real thirst for learning.
  • 5. NOUNS FOLLOWED BY 'WITH' connection with date with dealings with meeting with involvement with link with quarrel with sympathy with Note that all of these nouns imply so short of relationship with people or things and they all have the linking preposition with. • I've got a dinner date with Tommy on Saturday.
  • 6. OTHER NOUNS - OTHER PREPOSITIONS Grudge against anger at bond between excerpt from awareness of grasp of control over authority over hold on Note that although related adjectives and verbs are often followed by the same preposition (awareness of / aware of - reference to / refer to), this is not always the case: • I have no intention of resigning.
  • 7. CERTAIN NOUNS agreement about / on debate about / on decision about / on difficulty with / in love of / for need of / for transition from / to reason for / to arguments for / against case for / against • I'm having difficulty with the steering. It just won't go where I want it to go.
  • 8. ACTIVITIES It was his contribution ……….. molecular biology that won him the Nobel prize. Addiction ………. alcohol is perhaps as serious as addiction ……… drugs in this country. Her devotion …….. her husband was unqualified. There is no solution …….. this problem. Although there are thousands of squirrels in the wood, they are no threat ……. the environment. I have nothing but admiration …….. the way he handled a very difficult situation. There is no known cure ……… this type of snake bite. The demand ……. this new generation of mobile phone cannot be satisfied.
  • 9. I have a wonderful recipe ……. a simple pasta dish that I must give you. She is a thoroughly spoilt child and has no respect ……. her parents. The search …….. the missing teenager was called off as darkness fell. The children in this deprived area show a real thirst …….. learning. I've got a dinner date ……… Tommy on Saturday. I've got a meeting …….. the architects this afternoon, so I shall be home late. I have no quarrel ……… his teachers. I think they did all they could to deter him. I have every sympathy …….. his family. They must be so upset that he is now in prison. They bore a grudge ……………… their neighbors and hadn't spoken to them for two years.