APPROPRIATE PREPOSITION

 APPROPRIATE PREPOSITION 

Here I have provided some important Appropriate Prepositions. 

🚸 Absorbed (very much interested) in, not at :

He was absorbed at his work. ❌ 

He was absorbed in his work.✔

🚸 Accuse of, not for :
She accused the man for stealing.❌
She accused the man of stealing.✔

🚸 Accustomed to, not with.
I'm accustomed with hot weather.❌
I'm accustomed to hot weather.✔

🚸 Afraid of, not from :
The man is afraid from the dog. ❌
The man is afraid of the dog. ✔

🚸 Aim at, not on or against :
She aimed on {or against) the target. ❌
She aimed at the target.✔

🚸 Angry with, not against :
The teacher was angry against him. ❌
The teacher was angry with him.✔
[Note] : We get angry with a person but at a thing.
He was angry at the weather (not with the weather).

🚸 Anxious about, not for:
They're anxious for his health. ❌
They're anxious about his health. ✔
[Note] : Anxious meaning 'wishing very much, takes 'for'.
Parents are anxious for their children's success.

🚸 Arrive at, not to:
We arrived to the village at night. ❌
We arrived at the village at night. ✔
[Note] : Use arrive in with countries and large cities.
My uncle has arrived in India (or Mumbai, Kolkata etc.)

🚸 Ashamed of, not from :
He is ashamed from his conduct. ❌
He is ashamed of his conduct. ✔

🚸 Believe in, not to :
We believe to God. ❌
We believe in God. ✔
[Note] : 'To believe in' means to have faith in. 'To believe' (without the in) means to regard something as true:
I believe everything he says.

🚸 Boast of or about, not for :
He boasted for his strength. ❌
He boasted of (or about) his strength. ✔

🚸 Careful of, with or about, not for :
She is very careful for her health. ❌
She is very careful of ( or about ) her health. ✔
Or, You should be more careful with your money. ✔

🚸 Complain about, not for :
She complained for the weather. ❌
She complained about the weather. ✔
[Note] : When talking about 'illness' we use 'complain of'.
She complained of a sore throat. ✔

🚸 Confidence in, not to :
I have great confidence to you. ❌
I have great confidence in you. ✔

🚸 Conform to, not with :
We must conform with the rules. ❌
We must conform to the rules. ✔

🚸 Congratulate on, not for :
I congratulate you for your success. ❌
I congratulate you on your success. ✔

🚸 Consist of, not from.
A year consists from twelve months. ❌
A year consists of twelve months. ✔

🚸 Covered with, not by :
The mountains are covered by snow. ❌
The mountains are covered with/in snow. ✔

🚸 Cure of, not from :
The man was cured from his illness. ❌
The man was cured of his illness. ✔
[Note] : The noun 'cure' takes 'for'.
There is no cure for that disease. ✔

🚸 Deprive of, not from :
Nelson Mandela was deprived from his freedom. ❌
Nelson Mandela was deprived of his freedom. ✔

🚸 Die of an illness, not from an illness :
Many people have died from malaria. ❌
Many people have died of malaria. ✔
[Note] : People die 'of illness', 'of hunger', 'of thirst', 'of or from wounds' ; 'from overwork'; 'by violence', 'by the sword', 'by pestilence'; 'in battle'; 'for their country', 'for a cause', 'through neglect'; 'on the scaffold'; 'at the stake'.

🚸 Different from, not than :
My book is different than yours. ❌
My book is different from yours. ✔

🚸 Disappointed by, about or at, not from :
• by/at/about :
Rita was disappointed from the low mark she got in the test.❌
Rita was disappointed by/about/at the low mark she got in the test.✔
• with/in :
The woman was disappointed from her son. ❌
The woman was disappointed with/in her son. ✔
[Note] : Before a person we use "with" or "in", before a thing we use "at", "about" or "by" and before a gerund we use "at".

🚸 Divide into parts, not in parts :
I divided the cake in four parts. ❌
I divided the cake into four parts. ✔

🚸 No doubt of or about, not for :
I've no doubt for his ability. ❌
I've no doubt of (or about) his ability. ✔

🚸 Dressed in, not with :
The woman was dressed with black. ❌
The woman was dressed in black. ✔

🚸 Exception to, not of :
This is an exception of the rule. ❌
This is an exception to the rule. ✔
[Note] : We say "with the exception of".
She liked all her subjects with the exception of physics.✔

🚸 Exchange for, not by :
He exchanged his collection of matchboxes by some stamps. ❌
He exchanged his collection of matchboxes for some stamps. ✔

🚸 Full of, not with :
The jar was full with oil. ❌
The jar was full of oil. ✔
[Note] : "Fill" takes "with".
He filled the glass with water.✔

🚸 Get rid of, not from :
I'll be glad to get rid from him. ❌
I'll be glad to get rid of him. ✔

🚸 Good at, not in :
My sister is good in maths. ❌
My sister is good at maths. ✔

🚸 Guard against, not from :
You must guard from bad habits. ❌
You must guard against bad habits. ✔

🚸 Guilty of, not for :
He was found guilty for murder. ❌
He was found guilty of murder ✔

🚸 Independent of, not from :
She is independent from her parents.❌
She is independent of her parents. ✔

🚸 Indifferent to, not for :
They are indifferent for politics. ❌
They are indifferent to politics. ✔

🚸 Insist on, not to :
He always insisted to his opinion. ❌
He always insisted on his opinion. ✔

🚸 Interested in, not for :
She is not interested for her work. ❌
She's not interested in her work. ✔

🚸 Jealous of, not from :
She is very jealous from her sister. ❌
She is very jealous of her sister. ✔

🚸 Live on, not from :
He lives from his brother's money. ❌
He lives on his brother's money. ✔

🚸 Look at, not to :
Look to this beautiful picture. ❌
Look at this beautiful picture. ✔

🚸 Married to, not with :
She was married with a rich man. ❌
She was married to a rich man. ✔

🚸 Opposite to, not from :
Their house is opposite from ours. ❌
Their house is opposite to ours. ✔

🚸 Play for a team, not with a team :
He plays regularly with that team. ❌
He plays regularly for that team. ✔

🚸 Pleased with, not from :
The teacher is pleased from me. ❌
The teacher is pleased with me. ✔
[Note] : We say "pleased at" or "pleased with" if an abstract noun or a clause follows.
They were pleased at (or with) what he said.❌
They were pleased et (or with) her results.✔

🚸 Popular with, not among :
He is popular among his friends. ❌
He is popular with his friends. ✔

🚸 Prefer to, not from :
I prefer a blue pen from a red one. ❌
I prefer a blue pen to a red one. ✔

🚸 Preside at or over, not in :
Who presided in the last meeting? ❌
Who presided at (or over) the last meeting? ✔

🚸 Proud of, not for :
He is very proud for his promotion. ❌
He is very proud of his promotion. ✔

🚸 [Note] : We say "take pride in".
He takes pride in his work ✔

🚸 Rejoice at or in, not for:
We rejoiced for her success. ❌
We rejoiced at (or in) her success. ✔

🚸 Related to, not with :
Are you related with her in any way? ❌
Are you related to her in any way? ✔

🚸 Repent of, not from :
He repented from his crime. ❌
He repented of his crime. ✔

🚸 Satisfied with, not from :
She is satisfied from her marks.❌
She is satisfied with her marks. ✔

🚸 Similar to, not with :
Your house is similar with mine. ❌
Your house is similar to mine. ✔

🚸 Sit at a desk , not on a desk :
The bank manager was sitting on his desk. ❌
The bank manager was sitting at his desk. ✔
[Note] : Also "sit at a table"; But "on a chair", "on a bench", "on a sofa", etc ; "in an arm-chair", "in a tree".

🚸 Spend on, not for :
He spends a lot of time for his computer. ❌
He spends a lot of time on his computer. ✔

🚸 Succeed in, not at :
I hope he'll succeed at his work. ❌
I hope he'll succeed in his work. ✔

🚸 Superior to, not from or than :
This is superior from (or than) that. ❌
This is superior to that. ✔

🚸 Sure of, not for :
I'm quite sure for his success.❌
I'm quite sure of his success.✔

🚸 Surprised at or by, not for :
She was surprised for the loud sound. ❌
She was surprised at/by the loud sound.✔

🚸 Suspect of, not for :
I suspect him for stealing the pen. ❌
I suspect him of stealing the pen. ✔

🚸 Tie to, not on :
The girl tied the string on the kite. ❌
The girl tied the string to the kite. ✔

🚸 Tired of, not from :
The boys are tired from eating boiled eggs. ❌
The boys are tired of eating boiled eggs. ✔

🚸 Translate into, not to :
Translate this passage to English. ❌
Translate this passage into English. ✔

🚸 Tremble with cold, not from cold :
The man was trembling from cold. ❌
The man was trembling with cold. ✔

🚸 Write in ink, not with ink :
I've written the letter with ink. ❌
I've written the letter in ink. ✔