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Lesson Plan December 12, 2025
Topic: Dependent Prepositions
In this lesson we will look at prepositions which naturally come after certain words in English. They ‘depend on’ the words that come before them.
Section A: Introduction
Dependent prepositions can come after adjectives, nouns and verbs.
They can also come after direct objects
“Let me congratulate you on your promotion.”
Some words go together with more than one preposition.
“I’m angry about my water bill.” —-> You are angry about something
“I’m angry (with / at) Marcus for using too much water.” —> You are angry (with / at) someone.
Section B: Some Examples
About
Patrick was worried about his grandma.
For
You should apply for that job.
From
They rescued him from the burning building.
In
Her interested in books started when she was very young.
Of
Angels is afraid of heights.
On
She is keen on hiking and skiing.
To
There is no easy solution to the problem.
With
I am pleased with my exam results.
Lesson Notes
Words & Phrases
When clothes move because of wind, English usually uses flap or blow, not shake. Shake sounds like the laundry is moving itself, which feels odd.
The laundry is flapping in the wind.
The laundry is blowing in the wind.
We say blown over when the wind pushes something so it falls or moves.
The light flower pot was blown over by the wind.
The main street near our houses is lined with gingko trees on one side, so there are tons of leaves blowing around.
Dependent Prepositions
“Eric is in a relationship with Kara” means that they are dating each other.
“They are lovers” has a similar meaning, but it often implies a sexual relationship, so people do not use it as much these days.
When you talk to someone, you speak to that person.
When you talk with someone, you and the other person speak to each other in a conversation.
When you talk about someone, you are referring to that person while speaking, and the listener is asking whether they are the person being discussed.
We do not use to with these verbs
phone / call / email / text
But we use “write to somebody”
answer (somebody / something)
But we use “reply to (somebody / something)
ask somebody
thank somebody (for something)
