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P r e p o s i t i o n s a f t e r v e r b s ( 3 )
verbs
(3)
Prepositions
after
or
care
for to talk about feeling affection
care about
for
use
either
care about/for We use either care about or care for to talk about feeling affection for
care about/for
We
someone:
someone:
really cared about/for me, you wouldn't spend so much time away from home.
• ¢ If you really cared about/for me, you wouldn't spend so much time away from home.
Ifyou
care about/for each other a lot.
Jim and Ann are always together. They seem to
• ¢ Jim and Ann are always together. They seem to care about/for each other a lot.
care about We use care about to talk about something we are (not) concerned about:
use
(not) concerned about:
care about to talk about something we are
care about
We
cared about his clothes more than anything else.
• ¢ Frank cared about his clothes more than anything else.
Frank
about the
on him.
care
effect smoking has
He doesn't seem
• ¢ He doesn't seem to to care about the effect smoking has on him.
care for We use care for to say that we look after someone or something and keep them in
We use care for to say that we look after someone or something and keep them in
care for
care of in the same way:
good health or condition. We can use take
good health or condition. We can use take care of in the same way:
cared for her disabled mother until her death last year,
Jean
care of...)
(or Jean took
• ¢ Jean cared for her disabled mother until her death last year. (or Jean took care of...)
be to care for the garden, (or ...to take care of...)
You need to consider how easy it will be to care for the garden. (or ...to take care of...)
• * You need to consider how easy it will
also use care for to mean 'like', particularly in negative sentences, and to mean 'want' in
We also use care for to mean 'like', particularly in negative sentences, and to mean 'want! in
We
offers. Both these uses of care for are rather formal:
offers. Both these uses of care for are rather formal:
Would you care for a cup of coffee?
I don't care for the theatre much.
• ¢ I don't care for the theatre much. • * Would you care for a cup of coffee?
care + no preposition We use care with no preposition before how, if, what, when, etc.
We use care with no preposition before how, if, what, when, etc. to to
care + no preposition
(not) considered important or significant:
mean that something
mean that something is is (not) considered important or significant:
O • ¢ I must buy it. I don't care how much it costs.
I must buy it. I don't care how much it costs.
• • ¢ He often walks along the street singing loudly. He doesn't seem to care who is around.
He often walks along the street singing loudly. He doesn't seem to care who is around.
care if you're busy.
I need the car today!
I don't
• ¢ I don't care if you're busy. I need the car today!
shout/point/throw at/to You shout at someone because you are angry with them:
shout at someone because you are angry with them:
You
shout/point/throw at/to
• ¢ Don't shout at me, I'm doing my best!
Don't shout at me, I'm doing my best!
shout to someone who is a long way from you so that they can hear:
You shout to someone who is a long way from you so that they can hear:
You
'Is the station near here?'
• ¢ The taxi driver shouted to someone across the street. 'Is the station near here?'
The taxi driver shouted to someone across the street.
We use point something at when we aim a knife, camera, finger, etc. in a particular direction:
We use point something at when we aim a knife, camera, finger, etc. in a particular direction:
• ¢ She pointed the knife at me and started to laugh.
She pointed the knife at me and started to laugh.
at or point to something, you show where something is by holding out your
When you point
When you point at or point to something, you show where something is by holding out your
(we can also use point towards):
finger (we can also use point towards):
finger
pointing at/to/towards the corner of the room.
said Toni,
• ¢ The food's over there,' said Toni, pointing at/to/towards the corner of the room.
The food's over there,'
use point to when we
fact suggests that something
a particular
say that
is true
else
will
or
We
We use point to when we say that a particular fact suggests that something else is true or will
happen:
happen:
The increase in house prices points to an upturn in the economy.
• ¢ The increase in house prices points to an upturn in the economy.
someone
it:
throw
for them to catch
something to
We
We throw something to someone for them to catch it:
Fletcher picked up the ball and threw it back to the goalkeeper.
Fletcher picked up the ball and threw it back to the goalkeeper.
• ¢ • « throw something at something or someone to try to hit them:
Prepositions after adjectives => IBTtH §=Preposiions aller verbs (1) and (2) == by it.
We throw something at something or someone to try to hit them:
We
A monkey was sitting in the tree, throwing nuts at anyone who walked past.
A monkey was sitting in the tree, throwing nuts at anyone who walked past.
wonder about
If we wonder about doing something, we think about doing it in the future, or or
If we wonder about doing something, we think about doing it in the future,
wonder about
say that we want to know about something or someone:
say that we want to know about something or someone:
a
I've been wondering about visiting Lynn.
• ¢
I've been wondering about visiting Lynn.
•
John has looked tired recently,
and I've started to wonder about his health.
• ¢ John has looked tired recently, and I've started to wonder about his health.
wonder at at
If we wonder at something, we say that we are surprised at it or impressed
If we wonder at something, we say that we are surprised at it or impressed by it.
wonder
This is a rather literary use:
This is a rather literary use:
The children had their faces pressed to the glass of the cage, wondering at the tigers they
The children had their faces pressed to the glass of the cage, wondering at the tigers they
• ¢
see only inches away on the other side.
could
could see only inches away on the other side.
Prepositions after verbs (1) and (2) =
adedives
afier
Preposiions => FINTETa!
Two- and three-word verbs =
=>
Two-adtheewodvebs FERRE]