Be sure to check your answers. If your score is below 75% you wil need to keep practising this grammar.
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Dependent prepositions:
Essentially, dependent prepositions exist because they are attached to the word that comes before them.
Or, very simply, when you use certain words in English, you HAVE TO follow them with a specific preposition. Why? I have no idea! There is no logic to this!
You just have to learn that some English words are always followed by a particular preposition and without them, the sentence is not complete.
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Dependent prepositions:
Dependent prepositions can come after three types of words: adjectives, verbs and nouns. Let me give you an example of each:
after an adjective (I’m interested in photography)
after a verb (Many young adults still depend ontheir parents)
after a noun (There is no solution to the problem)
The problem is that we don’t always use the same preposition after each type of word – you can be interestedin, but keen on, or aware of!
All three of these words are adjectives, but each is followed by a different preposition. This is the problem with this.
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So, this leads to the question, how can I learn which preposition goes with which word?
You simply have to roll up your sleeves and memorise them.
I have found a good worksheet to help you study them.
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Exercise dependent prepostions:
Use the following link to do the online exercise on dependent prepositions: