Understand how verbs, adjectives, and nouns connect with specific prepositions in English.
What Are Dependent Prepositions?
Dependent prepositions are prepositions that regularly follow certain verbs, adjectives, or nouns to complete their meaning. These combinations are often fixed and must be memorized because they don't always follow logical rules.
✅ She believes in equality.
❌ She believes on equality.
Common Verb + Preposition Combinations
agree with someone (I agree with you.)
apologize for something (He apologized for being late.)
belong to someone (This book belongs to me.)
depend on someone/something (Success depends on hard work.)
listen to music (She listens to jazz.)
look after someone (They look after their grandparents.)