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WHAT IS A DEPENDENT

PREPOSITION?

 Dependent prepositions are prepositions that must be used with certain


verbs to make sense. Some verbs need specific prepositions to complete
their meaning, and you can’t just change them without changing the
sentence's meaning or making it incorrect.
 Quick Examples:
• Depend on: "It depends on you."
• Talk about: "We talked about the party."
• Agree with: "I agree with you."
• Pay for: "I paid for the pizza."
AT

 At
• Look at: "She looked at the painting."
• Laugh at: "They laughed at the joke."

• These verbs require "at" to indicate direction or focus


towards something.
ABOUT

•Talk about: "We talked about the movie."


•Worry about: "He worries about his exams."

•Here, "about" is used to indicate the topic of the conversation or concern.


WITH

•Agree with: "I agree with your decision."

•Argue with: "She argued with her brother."

•"With" often indicates the person involved in an agreement, disagreement, or action.


TO

•Listen to: "He listens to music every night."

•Belong to: "This house belongs to my uncle."

•"To" is used to indicate direction or association with a person or object.


ON

•Depend on: "We depend on each other."

•Concentrate on: "You should concentrate on your studies."

•"On" is used to show reliance or the focus of attention.


Some more verbs with their
dependent prepositions

 Borrow
• Preposition: from
• Example: "She borrowed a book from the library."
• Why?: The verb "borrow" involves taking something temporarily
from someone or somewhere. The preposition "from" indicates
the source or origin from where the object is borrowed.
Some more verbs with their
dependent prepositions

•Spend
•Preposition: on
•Example: "He spends a lot of money on clothes."
•Why?: The preposition "on" is used to specify what the money, time, or effort is being used
for. It indicates the target of the spending.
Some more verbs with their
dependent prepositions

 Pay

• Prepositions: for or to

• Example: "I paid for the meal." / "I paid the money to him."

• Why?: We use "for" to indicate what is being paid for (the object, service,
etc.) and "to" to indicate the person or entity receiving the payment.
Some more verbs with their
dependent prepositions

•Wait
•Prepositions: for or on
•Example: "I waited for the bus." / "The waiter is waiting on the customers."
•Why?: We use "for" when we are waiting for something or someone. "On" is used to
describe the act of serving or attending to someone (as a waiter serving customers).
Some more verbs with their
dependent prepositions

 Ask

• Prepositions: for or about

• Example: "He asked for a pen." / "She asked about your trip."

• Why?: We use "for" when making a request and "about" to ask


for information or details about something.
Some more verbs with their
dependent prepositions

 Talk

• Prepositions: to or about

• Example: "I talked to him yesterday." / "We talked about the


project."

• Why?: We use "to" to indicate the person we are talking to and


"about" to indicate the subject of the conversation.
Some more verbs with their
dependent prepositions

•Think
•Prepositions: about or of
•Example: "I'm thinking about my vacation." / "What do you think of this idea?"
•Why?: We use "about" when reflecting deeply on something, and "of" to express an opinion or
reaction to something.
Some more verbs with their
dependent prepositions

 Arrive

• Prepositions: at or in

• Example: "We arrived at the airport." / "She arrived in New


York."

• Why?: We use "at" for specific locations, like buildings, and "in"
for larger areas, like cities and countries.

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