Dependent Prepositions Cambridge English: Advanced - CAE

1. Dependent Prepositions
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2. Dependent Prepositions
ALE
RT
TOExample:
Parents must be alert to the symptoms
of the disease.

3. Dependent Prepositions
BIAS
ED
AGAI
NSTExample:
The salary structure was biased against
women returning to work later in life.

4. Dependent Prepositions
COMPAT
IBLE
WIT
H
Example:
The proposed new regulation is not
compatible with our existing policy.

5. Dependent Prepositions
DEPRI
VED
OFExample:
As a child he had been deprived of love
and attention.

6. Dependent Prepositions
ELIGI
BLE
FORExample:
Only one child in eight was eligible for
inclusion in the study.

7. Dependent Prepositions
EQUIVAL
ENT
TOExample:
This amount of exercise is equivalent to
walking about three miles.

8. Dependent Prepositions
FRUSTR
ATED
WIT
H
Example:
Parents are increasingly frustrated with
the local school system.

9. Dependent Prepositions
HOSTILETO
Example:
The local community was hostile
to plans for a new motorway.

10. Dependent Prepositions
INADEQ
UATE
FORExample:
Some rail tracks are inadequate for
the loads carried on them.

11. Dependent Prepositions
INSENSI
TIVE
TOExample:
He is totally insensitive to my feelings.

12. Dependent Prepositions
KNOWLEDGE
ABLE
ABO
UTExample:
He is extremely knowledgeable about
business and finance.

13. Dependent Prepositions
NOTORIOU
S
FORExample:
The city is notorious for its traffic jams.

14. Dependent Prepositions
PREJUDIC
ED
AGAI
NSTExample:
His report was prejudiced against the
homeless.

15. Dependent Prepositions
PROTECTI
VE
OF
Example:
She is fiercely protective of her privacy.

16. Dependent Prepositions
RESIDENTIN
Example:
Candidates will normally have been
resident in the UK for at least six months.

17. Dependent Prepositions
RESTRICT
ED
TO
Example:
The information was restricted
to senior management.

18. Dependent Prepositions
SUPERIORTO
Example:
The sound quality is superior to that on a
regular CD:

19. Dependent Prepositions
UNTOUCH
ED
BY
Example:
Few families were untouched by the war.