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Appendix 5 Prepositions

Prepositions

Single Multi-word
about between onto according to
above beyond opposite because of
across by out due to
against down outside in back/front of
along during over in place of

among for since in spite of
around from through instead of
as in throughout next to
at inside toward(s) with regard to
before into underneath
behind near until
below of up

beneath off upon
beside on with
within
without

Preposition Combinations
Verb + Preposition
account for differ from look for / at talk about

agree with focus on participate in wait for
depend on listen to result in worry about
Adjective + Preposition

afraid of consistent with interested in similar to
associated with different from necessary for tired of
aware of familiar with ready for worried about
capable of famous for related to
compared to / with important for satisfied with

Noun + Preposition
the cause of the example of the need for the reason for
the development of the increase in the number of the relationship between

the difference between the lack of the percent of

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