Introduction
Prepositional verbs are the result of the combination of prepositions and verbs in a sentence.
A prepositional verb is every verb followed by a preposition.
Form
Prepositional verbs consist of a verb and a preposition. They always have an object immediately after the preposition and the preposition acts as a connector between the verb and the object (usually a noun or a pronoun) that makes prepositional verbs to be transitive. Prepositional verbs do not take the particle movement rule.
Prepositional phrases have this structure:
… + verb + preposition + object + …
The most commonly used prepositions with verbs are: about, at, for, from, in, of, on, with…
Examples of prepositional verbs are: agree with, beg for, believe in, laugh at, listen to, look at, remind of, wait for, worry about…
Example
- I completely agree with you.
- He begged for a second chance.
- Despite everything, I still believe in you.
- They aren’t laughing at you.
- We listen to pop music every day.
- They could barely look at him.
- She reminds me of my sister.
- They are waiting for me at the airport.
- You don’t have to worry about it.
Use
Summary
A prepositional verb is every verb followed by a preposition after which follows a noun or a pronoun.
The most commonly used prepositions with verbs are: about, at, for, from, in, of, on, with…
Examples of prepositional verbs are: agree with, believe in, look at, remind of, wait for, worry about…
For example:
— “He waits for their answer every day.” / “He waits their answer every day.” / “He waits their answer for every day.”
NOTE: Some adverbs can be used as prepositions too. Mentioned distinction could be found in dictionaries.
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