about , against, among, around, at, because, before, beneath
between, concerning, despite, down, except, for, from
in, inside, like, near, next, of, onto, out, past, regarding
round, since, through, till, toward, under, until, up, with, without
For a complete list check out the site below:
2006-09-24 08:58:40
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answered by Big mama 4
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about," "above," "across," "after," "against," "along," "among," "around," "at," "before," "behind," "below," "beneath," "beside," "between," "beyond," "but," "by," "despite," "down," "during," "except," "for," "from," "in," "inside," "into," "like," "near," "of," "off," "on," "onto," "out," "outside," "over," "past," "since," "through," "throughout," "till," "to," "toward," "under," "underneath," "until," "up," "upon," "with," "within," and "without."
2006-09-24 08:15:49
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Prepositions Nouns
BY
Use 'by' with the following nouns:
to pay by check (credit card)
Example: I paid the bill by check.
to do something by accident
Example: I broke the vase by mistake.
to do something by mistake
Example: I'm afraid I brought the wrong book by mistake.
to do something by chance
Example: I saw Jack at the supermarket by chance.
a play, song, book, etc. by someone
Example: The opera 'Otello' is by Giuseppe Verdi.
FOR
Use 'for' with the following nouns:
(to go / come) for a walk
Example: Let's go for a walk.
(to go / come) for a swim
Example: We went for a swim as soon as we arrived.
(to go / come) for a drink
Example: Would you like to come over for a drink?
(to go / come) for a visit
Example: I'd love to come for a visit sometime.
(to have something) for breakfast / lunch / dinner / supper (US English)
Example: I had bacon and eggs for breakfast.
IN
Use 'in' with the following nouns:
to be OR to fall in love with someone
Example: I fell in love with my wife at first sight.
in my opinion
Example: In my opinion, we need to invest in some development.
a need for something
ON
Use 'on' with the following nouns:
(to be) on fire
Example: Help! The house is on fire!
(to be) on the telephone / phone
Example: I think Tom is on the phone at the moment.
on television
Example: There is a good film on television tonight.
on the radio
Example: Mahler's fifth was on the radio last night.
(to be / go) on a diet
Example: I really need to go on a diet.
(to be / go) on strike
Example: The sanitary engineers have gone on strike again.
(to be / go) on holiday (UK English) / vacation (American English)
Example: I really need to go on vacation soon.
(to be / go) business
Example: He went away this weekend on business.
(to be / go) on a trip
Example: We were on a trip this past weekend.
(to be / go) a tour
Example: Have you ever been on a tour of the French countryside?
(to be / go) on an excursion
Example: We went on an excursion to Versailles when we were in Paris.
Test Your Understanding
Now that you have studied the various preposition noun formulas, try the follow-up quiz to test your understanding.
Nouns Prepositions Quiz
Study other prepositions:
Prepositions of Place - in / at / on
Prepositions of Movement - in / to / at / nothing
Prepositions - for / while / during
Prepositions of time and date - in / on / at
Nouns Prepositions
2006-09-24 08:18:41
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answered by raj 7
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http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/preposit.html
That should be more than enough. :)
2006-09-24 08:15:02
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answered by killingwish 4
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