PREPOSITION COMBINATION 3 ppt

PREPOSITION COMBINATION
1. NOUNS + PREPOSITIONS
1. Appointment with
• She has an appointment with a client at
10.30.
2. Approach to
• Our organization takes a positive approach
to creative thinking
3. Cause of
• Breast cancer is the leading cause of death
for American women in their forties.
4. Combination of
• A combination of factors may be
responsible for the increase in cancer.
5. Contribution to
• The school sees its job as preparing students
to make a contribution to society.
6. Cure for
• There is still no cure for AIDS.
7. Decrease in
• Teachers reported decreases in drug use
and verbal abuse of teachers.
8. Demand for
• There isn't much demand for leaded
gasoline anymore.
9. Development in ( a field)
• The general outcomes of research and
development in educational computing apply
in this context, therefore.
10. Effect of sth/so on sth/so
• My parents' divorce had a big effect on me.

• This ingredient also has the effect of making
your skin look younger.
11. Example of
• Can anyone give me an example of a
transitive verb?
12. - Exception to
- With the exception of so/sth
- Without exception
• The spelling of this word is an interesting
exception to the rule.
• We all laughed, with the exception of
Maggie.
• Each plant, without exception, contains some
kind of salt.
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13. Experience in (a field)
• I had some experience in fashion design.
14. Experience with sth
• The concert gave them first-hand experience
with the music of their contemporaries.
15. Idea for
• The idea for the book came from an old war
movie.
16. Improvement in
• There's been a big improvement in the
children's behaviour.
17. Increase in
• There has been a marked increase in the
use of firearms.
18. Influence of sth/so on sth/so

• What exactly is the influence of television
on children?
19. Interest in
• Do your parents take an interest in your
friends?
20. Native of
• He has become a native of Glasgow.
21. Part of
• The best part of the holiday was the food.
22. Price of
• The price of fuel keeps going up.
23. Probability of
• The probability of winning the lottery is
really very low.
24. Problem with
• I've been having a few problems with my
car.
25. Process of
• Coal forms by a slow process of chemical
change
26. Quality of
• The quality of life in Pakistan did not improve
significantly during 1994.
27. Reliance on
• Interestingly, this reliance on state funding is
not confined solely to industry.
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28. Result of
• High unemployment is a direct result of the
recession.

29. Rules of
• The rules of the game are quite simple.
30. Satisfaction with
• Finance officials expressed satisfaction with
the recovery of the dollar.
31. - Search for
- In search of sth
• Bad weather is hampering the search for
survivors.
• Mark went in search of water.
32. Solution to
• There are no simple solutions to the
problem of overpopulation.
33. Source of

• Beans are a very good source of protein.
34. Supply of
• There was a plentiful supply of cheap labor.
35. Variety of
• Cafe Artista offers a wide variety of
sandwiches.
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