[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-01a0e1ab-e0f1-7a0e-af9d-d2739b09a8e2":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-01a0e1ab-d621-75b7-8c67-9601c998b52e":102},{"id":4,"grammarPage":5,"title":6,"instructions":7,"seoTitle":8,"seoDescription":9,"displayOrder":10,"type":11,"questions":12,"ogImageUrl":101},"01a0e1ab-e0f1-7a0e-af9d-d2739b09a8e2","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F01a0e1ab-d621-75b7-8c67-9601c998b52e","Dependent Prepositions — Complements and Questions","Tap each tile, then tap its column. Follow the sorting rule on each board.","Dependent prepositions: sort forms and errors","Sort phrases and questions to practise dependent prepositions, object pronouns and -ing forms in sentences about work, travel and everyday help.",3,"word_sort",[13,37,60,83],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"blanks":18,"payload":19},"01a0e1ab-e0f1-7b1e-af9d-d2739bce048d","Sort each phrase by the form of the words immediately after its preposition.",0,"A preposition can be followed by a noun phrase, an object pronoun or an -ing form. Classify the complement, not the verb before the preposition: a ticket names a thing, her replaces a person, and saving names an activity. For example: We talked about moving house.",[],{"items":20,"categories":36},[21,24,26,29,31,34],{"text":22,"category":23},"pay for a ticket","Noun or noun phrase",{"text":25,"category":23},"apply for a job",{"text":27,"category":28},"look at her","Object pronoun",{"text":30,"category":28},"deal with them",{"text":32,"category":33},"succeed in saving enough money","-ing form",{"text":35,"category":33},"insist on cooking dinner",[23,28,33],{"id":38,"sentenceTemplate":39,"displayOrder":40,"explanation":41,"blanks":42,"payload":43},"01a0e1ab-e0f1-7bb2-af9d-d2739c342bee","Check the personal pronouns: which phrases use an object form where it is needed?",1,"Prepositions take object pronouns such as me, him and her, not subject pronouns such as I, he and she. This remains true even when the pronoun refers to a person doing something elsewhere in the conversation. For example: You can complain to us if anything is wrong.",[],{"items":44,"categories":59},[45,48,50,52,55,57],{"text":46,"category":47},"listen to me","Correct pronoun form",{"text":49,"category":47},"belong to him",{"text":51,"category":47},"apologise to her",{"text":53,"category":54},"listen to I","Incorrect pronoun form",{"text":56,"category":54},"belong to he",{"text":58,"category":54},"apologise to she",[47,54],{"id":61,"sentenceTemplate":62,"displayOrder":63,"explanation":64,"blanks":65,"payload":66},"01a0e1ab-e0f1-7bfe-af9d-d2739c6cfeb0","When an action follows a dependent preposition, is its verb form correct?",2,"When a verb follows a preposition, use its -ing form, not its bare form. The past tense of succeeded, apologised or insisted does not change that rule. For example: Will you apologise for shouting at the children?",[],{"items":67,"categories":82},[68,71,73,75,78,80],{"text":69,"category":70},"succeeded in passing the test","Correct verb form",{"text":72,"category":70},"apologised for forgetting my name",{"text":74,"category":70},"insisted on walking home",{"text":76,"category":77},"succeeded in pass the test","Incorrect verb form",{"text":79,"category":77},"apologised for forget my name",{"text":81,"category":77},"insisted on walk home",[70,77],{"id":84,"sentenceTemplate":85,"displayOrder":10,"explanation":86,"blanks":87,"payload":88},"01a0e1ab-e0f1-7c36-af9d-d2739cbd1b32","Sort these everyday questions by whether they correctly retain the preposition required by the verb.","In these meanings, apply requires for before the job requested, and depend requires on before the source of support. When that object becomes a question word, the preposition is still needed and can stay at the end. For example: Which painting were they looking at?",[],{"items":89,"categories":100},[90,93,95,98],{"text":91,"category":92},"Which job did you apply for?","Correct question",{"text":94,"category":92},"Who can we depend on?",{"text":96,"category":97},"Which job did you apply?","Missing required preposition",{"text":99,"category":97},"Who can we depend?",[92,97],"\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_23ab9699-faaf-49ac-97fc-93403a009022_hero.webp?v=1790492532",{"title":103,"slug":104,"language":105,"level":106},"Verbs with Dependent Prepositions","verbs-with-dependent-prepositions","en","B1"]