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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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