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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.