ACT® · English: Usage Conventions
Idiomatic Prepositions with Verbs
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- How it worksHow does a verb drag a preposition along with it, so 'appeal to' and 'appeal for' mean different things?
- How it worksWalk me through testing a verb plus preposition pair by hearing what it lets you say next.
- Common mistakeWhy isn't there a rule that predicts which preposition follows capable, interested or similar?
- Going furtherWhat changes when one verb takes two different prepositions, as with 'agree with' and 'agree to'?
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Both 'agree with' and 'agree to' are ordinary English. A negotiator accepted the terms of a 64-page contract without sharing the other side's view of them. Which sentence reports that?End of topic.