Hugh gethin grammar in context 1990

give sb. sth. send sb. sth. grant sb. permission set sb. an example, a task hand sb. sth. teach sb. sth. leave sb. money (in a will) tell sb. sth. lend sb. sth. ii Verbs similar to the above but requiring in the passive the prepositions given in brackets (see 13Aj): build sb. sth. (for) paint sb. a picture (for) buy sb. sth. (for) pass sb. the butter, a note (to) cook sb. sth. (for) read sb. a poem (to) cut sb. a piece (for) sell sb. sth. (to) do sb. a favour (for) show sb. sth. (to) draw sb. a plan (for) take sb. sth. (to, for) feed sth. (an animal, a computer) sth. (to, throw sb. a lifeline (to) into) write sb. a letter (to) order sb. a meal, a complete rest (for) iii Verbs where one or both objects can not become subjects in corresponding passives (see 13Aq-s for key): allow sb. privileges s make sb. an offer s ask sb. a question s make sb. sth. (for) r bear sb. a grudge q save sb. the expense, trouble s cost sb. L300, her life qspare sb. a moment, a pencil q earn sb. money, a reputation (for) rstand sb. a drink s envy sb. sth. q strike sb. a blow s get sb. sth. (for) r win sb. support (for) r keep sb. a seat (for) rwish sb. luck, a happy birthday q leave sb. a key, a message (for) r * sb. = somebody; sth. = something. The other objects given are typical but are not the only possible ones.

17F Dependent prepositions This is a list of the dependent prepositions in 15, Exercises 1-10. It is divided into: i prepositions dependent on adjectives and nouns, and ii prepositions dependent on verbs.

It is not a complete list, but one selected for the advanced learner. For example, you will not find in it listen to or wait for, which you will know already, but you will find listen for and wait on, which you may not know. Sb. = somebody; sth. = something; -ing = a construction with the -ing form or gerund (see lOBb). i Prepositions dependent on adjectives and nouns admiration for advance on advantage in sth./-ing over sb./sth. tosb. aid for angry about sth. at-ing with sb. for -ing appeal to attack on attempt at -ing on sth. attitude towards aware of benefit to chance of change from sb./sth. (= substitution) in sb./sth. (= alteration) concerned about sb./sth. (= anxious) in sth. (= involved) with sth. (= occupied) confidence in confident of confined to conscious of contrary to convinced of critical of crowded with curious about damage to danger of -ing tosb. dealer in dealings with death from delay in deprived of deterioration in developments in devoted to difficulty in -ing disappointed at sth. in/with sb./sth.