preposition part 1 dependent preposition part 1
abide by(phrasal verb)
Accept or act in accordance
with (a rule, decision, or recommendation)
If you make a promise, abide by it.
Competitors must abide by the judge's decision.
I said I would abide by their decision’
Anyone not abiding by the rules risks getting a
fine
abide (in) (Live; dwell.reside)
many unskilful Men do abide in our City of London
He abided in the wilderness for forty days.
to abide
in a small Scottish village.
Abstain from
to not do
something you could do, esp. something that is unhealthy or gives you pleasure
abstain from drinking alcohol
to abstain from smoking
according to
as stated by:as stated by’
cook the rice according to the instructions
salary
will be fixed according to experience
According
to Uthara, the film starts at 7.30.
According to a recent report by
the Department of Health, most people still do not take enough exercise.
We only use according to when we refer to an opinion from
someone else or somewhere else. When we talk about our opinion, we use phrases
such as ‘in my opinion’ or ‘in our view’:
In my
opinion, they were not very polite.
Not: According to me …
accused of sth
to charge with a fault or offense(blame) or
She's
been accused of acting dishonestly.
She
accused her employer of sex discrimination .
He's
been accused of robbery/murder.
Are you
accusing me of lying?
adhere (to)
adhere to stick firmly
Clean the surface first, or the paint will not adhere.
There
was oil adhering to the bird’s feathers.
adhere to (phrasal verb) to continue to obey a rule or
have a belief:
All members of the association adhere to a strict code of
practice.
staff
should adhere strictly to the safety guidelines.
Afraid
Afraid as an adjective means ‘feeling fear’. We use it with of
+ noun, of + -ingform, a to-infinitive or a that-clause:
Are you
afraid of spiders?(of+noun)
(afraid of somebody/something)
I
started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.(of+ing form)
(afraid of doing something)
She was
afraid to open the door.(to-infinitive)
(afraid to do something)
They looked afraid that we might get lost in the city centre.
(that-clause)
The words afraid, scared and
frightened have similar meanings, .These are all adjectives and express nearly
the same degree of fear. In many cases, they are interchangeable.
Things can frighten or scare us. Or we can be
frightened by or scared by something. We cannot be afraid by something.
·
They were scared by the explosion. (BUT
NOT They were afraid by the explosion.
Afraid is not normally used before a noun. It
goes after the verb.
She is afraid. (BUT NOT She
is an afraid woman.)
She is a frightened woman. OR
She is frightened.
angry
angry with somebody Please don't be angry with me. It wasn't my fault.
angry
angry with somebody Please don't be angry with me. It wasn't my fault.
angry at something He felt angry at the injustice of the situation.
kind (to somebody/something) kind to animalsSoft water is kinder to your hair.The weather was very kind to us.kind (of somebody) (to do something) It was really kind of you to help me.‘Do have another.’ ‘That's very kind of you (= thank you).’
1.My father was angry----my behaviour
2.God has been kind----me
answer
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1.My father was angry----my behaviour
2.God has been kind----me
answer
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