Verbs and prepositions
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Verbs with on - sentences from academic articles
Chapter 1 of Huang's book focuses on violent human behaviour.
Sura's article draws on data gathered over a period of ten years, (uses in support of his/her casc| The introduction to the book comments briefly on a case study carried out in Brazil. In this section I concentrate on the economic aspects of immigration.
The book is based on a number of studies carried out during the 1990s, [often used in passive| The method used by Scanlon relies on / rests on* two basic principles, [''(formal) is based on|
Verbs with to - teachers talk to students
We assigned1 the tasks randomly to the experimental group and the control group to sec how the subjects would react to the different problems.
OK, let's turn to the more difficult cases that I mentioned earlier. How should a doctor respond to a patient who doesn't consent to treatment when it seems to be essential?
Malaria poses a major health risk to people who are exposed to infection where malaria is common. In J 997, 13% of deaths among children were attributed t2 malaria in one area in Zaire.
When you're planning a questionnaire, you should always attend to3 design issues such as the number of questions and how clear they are.
We can't really say that an increase in inflation of two per cent amounts to-* an economic crisis, and I refer here to some recent stories in the media which are highly exaggerated and which can be traced tob a deep misunderstanding of how inflation operates.
1 give a particular job or piece of work to someone 2 say or think that something is the result of something (often used in passive) 3 deal with, give one's attention to 4 be the same as something, or have the same effect as something s discover the origin of something by examining how it has developed (often used in passive)
Other prepositions
with
verbs
associate, provide.
	couple, equip
from	depart, benefit,
	emerge, exclude
of	write, speak,
	convince, dispose
for	account, search,
	call, argue
examples
Note: In the active voice, as in the first example, this group of verbs follows the
pattern verb + object + preposition + complement. Note nlso chat these verbs
arc often used in the passive, as in the second example.
We try to equip our laboratories with the latest technology
Heart disease is often associated with unhealthy life stylos.
in this book. Heme departs from his earlier theory, [takes 3 different view] Some of the data were excluded from the final analysis. Abuka writes/speaks of the early years of industrial development, [both arc rather formal] We must convince people of the need for water conservation.
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Lung cancer accounted for 20% of deaths in men. [formed the total of] Hopper (1987) argues for a new approach to English grammar, [opposite: argue against]
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& The verbs emphasise and stress are used without any preposition (NOT on). The study emphasises/stresses the need for more controlled experiments to back up the conclusions. Divide Is followed by into (NOT dWde-mJ. The subjects were divided into time groups.
Academic Vocabulary in Use
Exercises
14.1    Put the words in the right order to make sentences. Use the punctuation to help you.
1 period. / focuses / the changes / The article / on / the / the post-war / economy / US / in / in
2 commented / student's / inconsistencies / a / The professor / of / in the / essay. / on / number
3 conducted / The / is / last / based / a series / theory / of / five / on / years. / over the / experiments
4 on / assistants. / The / research / relies / work / conducted by / professor's / experiments I his
5 is / arc / very / your / your / studies / important / concentrate / to / over. / on / until / It / exams
6 was / The / draw / some / to / primary / on / only recently / become / have / available, / writer / sources / which / able
I 4,2    Put these verbs in the right box.
account     argue     assign      associate      attribute     benefit      call      consent convince depart     dispose     equip      exclude      provide     react      refer     search write
for
from
of
to
with
I 4,3    Now choose one of the word + preposition combinations from 14.2 to complete each sentence. Change the form of the verb if necessary.
1 The lecturer.............. us..............a number of very good writers on the subject.
2 Traffic accidents .................................. . most hospital admissions at the weekend.
3 The poets John Keats and Lord Byron arc closely .....................................the English
Romantic Movement.
4 Remember to......................carefully........................all waste material.
.5 Most people believe that they would.............. enormously..............having more
job security.
6 My parents tried to .... .............me..............................the advantages of studying abroad.
7 I have been.....................an article on this topic for ages.
H Our experiments ................. us................ the data we needed to prove our
hypothesis.
9 The head of department ....................the lecturer's request,for leave of
absence.
10 Mary Raskova very movingly................. her experiences in Rwanda.
14.4    Correct the sentences* All of them have errors connected with prepositions.
1 The course leader divided her students in five groups.
2 They had to trace everyone who had been exposed for the infection.
3 At the moment we have too few nurses attending at too many patients.
4 Excellent teaching coupled for first-class research have made this a successful college.
5 The country emerged off the crisis as a much stronger power.
6 Joe got an interest in politics from his uncle who often spoke over his days as a senator.
7 The government called to an investigation into the explosion at the nuclear reactor.
8 In your speech don't forget to emphasise on the advantages of studying here.
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