17 Prepositions - Prepositional Phrases 3

Prepositional Phrases are the result of the combination of the Prepositions and other elements of the sentence (nouns, pronouns, gerunds).

Certain Nouns are used only with specific Prepositions. They can be followed by gerunds.

These Prepositional Phrases have this structure:
Noun + reposition.

To:

• Addiction;
• Dedication;
• Devotion;
• Reaction.

For:

• Reputation;
• Responsibility;
• Reason;
• Regret;
• Talent.

Of:

• Advantage;
• Disadvantage;
• Fear;
• Habit;
• Knowledge;
• Process.

About:

• Anxiety;
• Story.

• Her reaction to the speech professor made surprised everyone.
• Tara has a talent for playing instruments.
• There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence.
• They are trying to manage their anxiety about the presentation.

There are no rules of how to combine or use them. It should come automatically with time and practice.