Prepositions after Verbs
we talked ___ the problem
we talked ABOUT the problem
my family was angry ___ me because i misbehaved
my family was angry AT me because i misbehaved
She applied ___ a scholarship.
She applied FOR a scholarship.
He’s afraid ___ heights.
He’s afraid OF heights.
He apologized ___ the confusion.
He apologized FOR the confusion.
He apologized ___ being late.
he apologized FOR being late
He’s good ___ painting.
He’s good AT painting.
We laughed ___ his joke.
We laughed AT his joke.
They’re happy ___ their new home.
They’re happy WITH their new home.
We depend ___ our team.
We depend ON our team.
They succeeded ___ winning the prize.
They succeeded IN winning the prize.
I’m interested ___ science.
I’m interested IN science.
They agreed ___ the plan.
They agreed ON the plan.
She’s upset ___ the decision.
She’s upset ABOUT the decision.
She specializes ___ graphic design.
She specializes IN graphic design.
She insisted ___ paying for dinner.
She insisted ON paying for dinner.
the painting is different ___ yesterday
the painting is different FROM yesterday
He cares deeply ___ animals.
He cares deeply ABOUT animals.
I’m familiar ___ this software.
I’m familiar WITH this software.
They objected ___ the new policy.
They objected TO the new policy.
We believe ___ equal rights.
We believe IN equal rights
She is afraid ___ spiders.
She is afraid OF spiders.
He is so concentrated ___ his homework
He is so concentrated ON his homework
She is angry ___ him
She is angry WITH him
She deals ___ customer complaints.
She deals WITH customer complaints.