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Unit
135 Verb + preposition 4 of/for/from/on

A verb + of
accuse / suspect somebody OF …
Tina accused me of being selfish.
Some students were suspected of cheating in the exam.
approve / disapprove OF …
His parents don’t approve of what he does, but they can’t stop him.
die OF or die FROM an illness etc.
‘What did he die of?’ ‘A heart attack.’
consist OF …
We had an enormous meal. It consisted of seven courses.

B verb + for
pay (somebody) FOR …
We didn’t have enough money to pay for the meal. (not pay the meal)
But we say ‘pay a bill / a fine / a fee / tax / rent / a sum of money’ etc. (no preposition)
We didn’t have enough money to pay the rent.
thank / forgive somebody FOR …
I’ll never forgive them for what they did.

apologise (TO somebody) FOR …
When I realised I was wrong, I apologised (to them) for my mistake.

blame somebody/something FOR … , somebody is to blame FOR …
Everybody blamed me for the accident.
Everybody said that I was to blame for the accident.
blame (a problem etc.) ON …
It wasn’t my fault. Don’t blame it on me.

C verb + from
suffer FROM an illness etc.
There’s been an increase in the number of people suffering from heart disease.
protect somebody/something FROM …
Sun cream protects the skin from the sun.

D verb + on
depend ON … , rely ON …
I don’t know what time we’ll arrive. It depends on the traffic.
You can rely on Anna. She always keeps her promises.
You can use depend + when/where/how etc. with or without on:
‘Are you going to buy it?’ ‘It depends how much it is.’ (or ‘It depends on how much …’)

live ON money/food
Michael’s salary is very low. It isn’t enough to live on.
congratulate / compliment somebody ON …
I congratulated her on doing so well in her exams.
The meal was really good. I complimented Mark on his cooking skills.

270 Verb + preposition + -ing ➜ Unit 62 Other verbs + for ➜ Unit 133 Other verbs + on ➜ Unit 136E