1.- VERB + PREPOSlTlON
As well as verbs of movement and place followed by
prepositional phrases, we can use verb
+ preposition combinations:
The film consists of nothing but car chases.
Given the choice, I'll always opt for the cash prize.
Sometimes, the verb and preposition are separated
by an object:
He played off one side against the other and lost.
They subjected him to fierce interrogation.
It is primarily its greater size which distinguishes the
raven from the common crow.
Very often, verbs with related meanings are
followed by the same preposition. Here is an
example of such a group:
Ask for, appeal for, hope for, long for, yearn for,
However, some verbs with similar meanings have
different prepositions:
accuse someone of, blame someone for.
2.- PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Prepositional phrases usually begin with a preposition
which may not be connected with the preceding
noun, verb or adjective:
1 arrived at the checkout out of breath.
I find his arrogance beyond belief.
Their luggage arrived in advance.
Please go to Gate 11 without delay.
Source: Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency.
!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition
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