“to,” “in,” “into,” “on,” and “onto.”
“in,” “at,” and “on.”
“in” (non specific times), days, months, years, and seasons.
“on” with days.
extended time, use the prepositions “since,” “for,” “by,” “during,” “from…to,” “from…until,” “with,” and “within.”
“in” (the point itself), “at” (the general vicinity), “on” (the surface), and “inside” (something contained).
To refer to an object higher than a point, use the prepositions “over” and “above.” To refer to an object lower than a point, use the prepositions “below,” “beneath,” “under,” and “underneath.”
To refer to an object close to a point, use the prepositions “by,” “near,” “next to,” “between,” “among,” and “opposite.”
“in” (an area or volume), “at” (a point), and “on” (a surface).
“above,” “across,” “against,” “ahead of,” “along,” “among,” “around,” “behind,” “below,”
“beneath,” “beside,” “between,” “from,” “in front of,” “inside,” “near,” “off,” “out of,” “through,” “toward,” “under,” and “within.”
About: worry, complain, read
At: arrive (a building or event), smile, look
From: differ, suffer
For: account, allow, search
In: occur, result, succeed
Of: approve, consist, smell
On: concentrate, depend, insist
To:belong, contribute, lead, refer
With: (dis)agree, argue, deal
similar to phrasal verbs, the verb and the particle (in this case, the preposition) in these combinations cannot be separated like phrasal verbs.
About | At | By | From | For | In | Of | To | With | |
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Accustomed | X | ||||||||
Aware | X | ||||||||
Beneficial | X | ||||||||
Capable | X | ||||||||
Characteristic | X | ||||||||
Composed | X | X | |||||||
Different | X | ||||||||
Disappointed | X | X | |||||||
Employed | X | X | |||||||
Essential | X | ||||||||
About | At | By | From | For | In | Of | To | With | |
Familiar | X | ||||||||
Good | X | X | |||||||
Grateful | X | X | |||||||
Interested | X | ||||||||
Happy | X | X | X | ||||||
Opposed | X | ||||||||
Proud | X | ||||||||
Responsible | X | ||||||||
Similar | X | ||||||||
Sorry | X |
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