Unit 132 Verb + Preposition 4 of/for/from/on

 동사 + 전치사  4

  A     Verb + of

• accuse / suspect somebody OF . . . Sue accused me of being selfish. Some students were suspected of cheating on the exam.

  approve / disapprove OF . . . His parents don’t approve of what he does, but they can’t stop him.

  die OF (or FROM) an illness, etc. “What did he die of?”  “A heart attack.”

  consist OF . . . We had an enormous meal. It consisted of seven courses.

  B     Verb + for

• pay (somebody) FOR . . . I didn’t have enough money to pay for the meal. (not pay the meal)

  but  pay a bill / a fine / tax / rent / a sum of money, etc. (no preposition) I didn’t have enough money to pay the rent.

  thank / forgive somebody FOR . . . I’ll never forgive them for what they did.

  apologize (to somebody) FOR . . . When I realized I was wrong, I apologized (to them) for my mistake.

  blame somebody/something FOR . . . , somebody is to blame FOR . . . Everybody blamed me for the accident. Everybody said that I was to blame for the accident.

  blame (a problem, etc.) ON . . . Everybody blamed the accident on me.

  C     Verb + from

• suffer FROM an illness, etc. The number of people suffering from heart disease has increased.

  protect somebody/something FROM (or AGAINST) . . . Sunscreen can protect you from the sun. (or . . . against the sun.)

  D     Verb + on

• depend / rely ON . . . “What time will you be home?”  “I don’t know. It depends on the traffic.” You can rely on Jill. She always keeps her promises.

  You can use depend + when/where/how, etc. with or without on: “Are you going to buy it?”  “It depends how much it is.” (or It depends on how much)

  live ON money/food Michael’s salary is very low. It isn’t enough to live on.

  congratulate / compliment somebody ON . . . I congratulated her on being admitted to law school.

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