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P r e p o s i t i o n s a f t e rafter v e r b s ( 2 )
Prepositions
(2)
verbs

hear about/ofabout/of We can use eithereither hear aboutabout oror hearhear of when we talk about gaininggaining
We
hear
we
talk
when
use
can
about
hear
of
information aboutabout someone oror something:
something:
information
someone
• ¢ I heard about/of this restaurant through Pam.
about/of
Pam.
restaurant
through
heard
IT
this
• ¢ You don't often hear about/of people with choleracholera in Britain.
hear
with
You
Britain.
don't
in
people
about/of
often
hear
getting
‘hear
We
of)
talk
about
hear aboutabout We use hear aboutabout {not 'hear of) to talk about getting some news about someone
use
someone
some
(vot
hear
news
about
to
something:
oror something:
• ¢ Have you heard about Jan's accident? • ¢ Did you hear about the match? I won!
I
hear
won!
Jan's
you
you
accident?
Did
about
Have
about
the
heard
match?
about')
we
hear
of
hear
to
hear ofof We use hear of (rather than 'hear about') to indicate whether we know about the
We
know
the
‘hear
than
about
(rather
use
whether
indicate
existence of something or somebody:
of
something
existence
somebody:
or
• ¢ You must have heard of the Amsterdam flower market. It's famous.
the
market.
have
It's
must
heard
of
Amsterdam
famous.
You
flower
• ¢ It was aa book by an author I'd never heard of.
I'd
of.
an
It
heard
by
author
was
book
never
We use the expression won't hear of to mean that someone refuses to let you do something:
We use the expression won't hear of to mean that someone refuses to let you do something:
• ¢ I want to repay Jim the money I owe him, but he won't hear of it.
Jim
he
the
money
repay
won't
of
I
but
want
I
him,
owe
it.
to
hear
hear from We use hear from when we talk about receiving some communication - e.g. aa
we
from
e.g.
communication
about
-
We
use
hear
from
talk
some
when
hear
receiving
phone call oror letter - somebody:
letter - fromfrom
somebody:
phone
call
• ¢ I heard from Pauline recently. She told me she's moving back to Greece.
back
to
from
Greece.
Pauline
moving
she's
She
me
recently.
told
[heard
• ¢« When did you last hearhear from Don?
last
Don?
you
When
did
from
D laugh about/atabout/fat We can say we laugh at an amusing person, thing or situation, or something
or
amusing
laugh
situation,
say
at
We
thing
an
laugh
we
person,
can
or
something
we don't take seriously, when the amusing thing, etc., is present. We use laugh about when we
thing,
etc.,
amusing
the
present.
use
about
laugh
We
take
don't
seriously,
is
when
we
we
when
are remembering the amusing person, thing or situation at a later date:
remembering
a
situation
later
date:
person,
thing
are
the
or
amusing
at
• ¢ We spent aa happy couple of hours laughing at photos from the party.
spent
of
hours
laughing
We
the
party.
at
happy
photos
couple
from
• ¢ The programme was so funny! We laughlaugh about it every time we think of it.
so
it.
of
think
We
every
funny!
was
it
about
programme
time
we
The
of
the
If
If one personperson is the objectobject of another person's amusement, instead of sharing inin the
person's
of
is
another
amusement,
instead
the
sharing
one
and consequently
suffers, we
laugh
use
at. We don't use
I amusement, she fell off her chair, all her friends laughed at her and she started to cry. this way:
laugh about in this way:
We
don't
about
laugh
use
in
laugh
at.
use
amusement,
and
we
suffers,
consequently
•
cry.
laughed
she
fell
her
all
and
chair,
her
her
to
at
she
friends
WhenWhen
¢
off
started
agree with We use agree with to say that two people have the same opinion; to say that you
to
use
with
agree
agree
say
same
have
with
say
We
the
that
that
opinion;
two
you
to
people
approve of a particular idea or action; or to say that two things match. We also use agree with
say
We
with
action;
use
approve
that
to
or
agree
ofa
also
particular
idea
or
things
match.
two
to talk about things that make us feel healthy or happy:
things
talk
us
happy:
to
feel
healthy
or
about
make
that
• ¢ Adam thinks we should accept the offer, and I agree with him.
we
him.
offer,
thinks
Adam
the
with
accept
should
I
and
agree
• ¢ I I agree with letting children choose the clothes they want to wear.
wear.
to
agree
they
letting
children
clothes
choose
want
with
the
• ¢ Tom's story agreed with that of his son. • «¢ Being on holiday agrees with me. I feel great.
great.
feel
I
with
agrees
me.
Tom's
agreed
with
Being
story
holiday
on
son.
of
that
his
agree to to say that someone allows something to happen, or to say that
We use
agree
agree to to We use agree to to say that someone allows something to happen, or to say that
someone is prepared to do something:
someone is prepared to do something:
• * Once the government agreed to the scheme it went ahead without delay.
Once the government agreed to the scheme it went ahead without delay.
He agreed to the idea of a barbecue on condition that he could do the cooking.
• ¢ He agreed to the idea of a barbecue on condition that he could do the cooking.
agree on We use agree on to say that two or more people decide something:
agree on
We use agree on to say that two or more people decide something:
agreed on a time and place to meet.
• ¢ We agreed on a time and place to meet.
We
agree about We use agree about to say that people have the same opinion on a particular
agree about to say that people have the same opinion on a particular
We use
agree about
agree
use either agree on or
subject. When a decision depends on people's opinions, we can use either agree on or agree
subject. When a decision depends on people's opinions, we can
about:
about:
agree about is that we all want to
be happy.
• ¢ Something that everyone can agree about is that we all want to be happy.
Something that everyone can
agree on/about the colour to paint the kitchen.
• ¢ We couldn't agree on/about the colour to paint the kitchen.
We couldn't
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