Continuing with an earlier blog on collocations of prepositions, here are some verbs and the prepositions that go with them
Verb Preposition Example
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Band against The schoolboys banded up against the intruder & overpowered him.
Bequeath to The Duke bequeathed his property to his wife.
Fawn on(upon) The toadies fawned upon the rich student.
Gossip about The elderly man did not like to gossip about others.
These are a few to start with; do try and make sentences that are similar and send them in as comments!😀
Verb Preposition Example
Affix to Photographs must be affixed to the space marked on the form.
Band against The schoolboys banded up against the intruder & overpowered him.
Bequeath to The Duke bequeathed his property to his wife.
Fawn on(upon) The toadies fawned upon the rich student.
Gossip about The elderly man did not like to gossip about others.
These are a few to start with; do try and make sentences that are similar and send them in as comments!😀
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