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.Nouns followed by Prepositions

>) Acquaintance with: I have no acquaintance with Maria.

>) Affection for: Raman has a strong affection for that poor girl.

>) Apology for: She offered him an apology for her conduct.

>) Aptitude for: The Marsalis have great aptitude for business.

>) Assurance of: Mr. Desai gave us no assurance of his support.

>) Blame for: Advani accepted blame for the accident.

>) Candidate for: Raman is a candidate for the post.

>) Capacity for: Aftab has no capacity for mastering facts.

>) Care of: Take care of your health.

>) Cause for: There is no cause for anxiety.

>) Cause of: She is the cause of the whole trouble.

>) Charge of: A charge of murder was laid at his door.

>) Claim on: I have every claim on you.

>) Claim to: He set up a claim to the throne.

>) Complaint against: Why don't you lodge a complaint against your noisy

                                         neighbors?

>) Confidence in: I hope she will justify my confidence in her.

>) Control over: Miss Helen has no control over her class.

>) Disgrace to   : She is a disgrace to her family.

>) Duty to          : We owe a duty to our country.

>) Excuse for    : He has no excuse for remaining absent.

>) Fondness for: His fondness for her is natural.

>) Freedom from: Health means freedom from care.

>) Grief at: He felt grief at the death of his son.

>) Hatred for: Her hatred for him was very great.

>) Heir to: The prince is heir to the throne.

>) Influence with: I have no influence with the Magistrate.

>) Interest in: I have no interest in music.

>) Invitation to: She has sent us an invitation to dinner.

>) Leniency to: You have shown undue leniency to her.

>) Leisure for: I have no leisure for amusement.

>) Limit to: There is no limit to his ambition.

>) Longing for: Her longing for her son is great.

>) Match for: Peter is no match for Abraham.

>) Need of: Raman is always in need of money.

>) Neglect of: He is blamed for neglect of duty.

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