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IV. Module 4. Staying Safe in the Cyberspace (Modal Verbs)




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9 A Noun + preposition

 

  • Here is a list of nouns and the prepositions normally used with them:

 

ability in example of price of

advantage of experience of/in reason for

advice on hope of reply to

alternative to knowledge of solution to

benefit of/from lack of substitute for

cause of matter with success at/in

cost of method of tax on

difficulty with opinion of trouble with

 

  • Many of the verbs have related nouns with the same preposition. Here are some examples:

agreement with/about insurance against

approval of investment in

belief in invitation to

comparison with knowledge about

complaint about objection to

decision about/on payment for

division into protection from

focus on reference to

information about responsibility for

insistence on wait for

 

  • Many of the adjectives have related nouns with the same preposition. Here are some examples:

awareness of opposition to

certainty about optimism about

disappointment with pessimism about

doubt about preparation for

excitement about satisfaction with

fear of similarity to

interest in suitability for

involvement in worry about

 

 

  • Words referring to increases and decreases (like rise, fall, etc) can be followed by of or in. Of refers to an amount. In refers to the thing that has increased or decreased.

There has been an increase /rise /reduction /fail in operating profit of 3%.

  • Connection, relationship + with/between

One thing has a link with another.

There is a link between two things.

Words that can be followed by either preposition include: connection, link, relationship, contrast, difference.

There is a connection/relationship/contrast with what happened last year

There is a connection/relationship/contrast between last year and this year.

  • Need, wish, request + for

Nouns meaning 'need' or 'request' have for after them. Examples include: application for, demand for, need for, order for, preference for, request for.

 

Market + in, on, onto

be in the market for something to want to by sth:

Most people are not in the market for this kind of product.

on the market available to buy:

Computers as powerful as this are not yet on the market. We are going to put our house on the market.

come onto the market become available to buy

Some very attractive properties will be coming onto the market next month.






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