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.
·         She was frightened by that haunting tune.       
·         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 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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