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Applied Grammar: Dependent Prepositions
Adjective + preposition · verb + preposition · noun + preposition collocations
Adjective + preposition · verb + preposition · noun + preposition collocations
interested in
fixed collocation: interested IN (not about/by)
responsible for
fixed collocation: responsible FOR (not of/about)
depend on
verb + preposition: depend ON (not from/of)
consist of
verb + preposition: consist OF (not from/in)
result in
verb + preposition: result IN (= cause); result FROM (= be caused by)
interested in
She is interested in medieval history.
responsible for
He is responsible for three departments.
depend on
Success depends on preparation.
consist of
The committee consists of twelve members.
result in
The decision resulted in widespread protests.
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