ABC

Question 1

able

Answer 1

able + infinitive

Tom is able to play the guitar with his toes.

Question 2

access

Answer 2

access to

Steve never has access to his dad’s bank account.

Question 3

act

Answer 3

X act as Y

Tom acts as a scout for GQ here in South America.

Question 4

agree

Answer 4

agree on + noun
We agreed on the plan.
agree on + gerund
We agreed on going to town.
agree to
We agreed to go away.

Question 5

aid

Answer 5

aid + person/thing
The magnifying glass aided his search.
aid in + gerund

Question 6

allow

Answer 6

allows for

Your schedule does not allow for much time.

Question 7

appeal

Answer 7

appeal to

He wants to appeal to my good sense.

Question 8

*as….as

Answer 8

She is as tired as I am.
as X so Y
as …so too…
as X to Y

Question 9

ask

Answer 9

ask + infinitive
He asked to go home.
ask + person + infinitive
He asked me to go home.
ask of

ask X to Y

Question 10

*associate

Answer 10

*associate with
We never associate with Steve - he is far too tacky!

associate X with Y

Question 11

attribute

Answer 11

attribute to

His tackiness can be attributed to too many comic books as a child.

Question 12

*base

Answer 12

*base on

I think that the movie Star Wars is based on a true story.

Question 13

begin

Answer 13

begin + infinitive

It soon began to rain.

Question 14

boom

Answer 14

boom in

There was a boom in the sale of yellow polka-dot bikinis as soon as Natalia Paris tried one on.

Question 15

built

Answer 15

built by

The Avro Arrow was built by proud Canadians.

Question 16

care

Answer 16

care about
Who cares about that?
care for
I don’t care for your tone.

Question 17

centers

Answer 17

centers on + person/thing
The story centers on the struggle for meaning in a chaotic universe.
center upon ( not round)

Question 18

choose

Answer 18

choose + infinitive
I do it because I choose to do it.

choose to / from

Question 19

composed

Answer 19

to be + composed of + thing

The atom is composed of various parts.

Question 20

consistent

Answer 20

consistent with

Your story is not consistent with Joel’s story.

Question 21

contend

Answer 21

contend that

Joel contends that you are lying.

Question 22

*consider

Answer 22

*consider + person/thing

I consider you a friend.

Question 23

continue

Answer 23

continue + infinitive

If you continue to do that we will not be friends.

Question 24

contrast

Answer 24

contrast A with B

If you contrast Bill with Bob, you find….

Question 25

convert

Answer 25

convert to | The new device will convert matter to energy.

Question 26

*compare

Answer 26

*compare A to B Caliban is compared to a beast in Shakespeare's The Tempest. (compare to stresses similarities). *compare A with B Compared with you, I cannot sing well at all. (compare with stresses differences).

Question 27

*count

Answer 27

*count on + person/thing | I count on you for the correct answers.

Question 28

credit

Answer 28

to credit with Columbus is credited with discovering the Americas. give credit for I have to give you credit for working so hard.

Question 29

ability

Answer 29

ability to

Question 30

accede

Answer 30

accede to | присоединиться к

Question 31

according

Answer 31

according to

Question 32

account

Answer 32

account for (When explaining something) account to (When receiving blame or credit)

Question 33

on account

Answer 33

on account of

Question 34

accuse

Answer 34

accuse of

Question 35

acquaint

Answer 35

acquaint with познакомить с

Question 36

acquiesce

Answer 36

acquiesce in согласиться с

Question 37

adapted

Answer 37

adapted for

Question 38

affect

Answer 38

affect to

Question 39

affinity

Answer 39

affinity with сродство с

Question 40

afflicted

Answer 40

afflicted with пораженный

Question 41

afraid

Answer 41

afraid of

Question 42

aim

Answer 42

aim at

Question 43

allergy

Answer 43

allergy to (Allergy of, allergy for are incorrect)

Question 44

allocated

Answer 44

allocated to

Question 45

although

Answer 45

although x,y

Question 46

alternative

Answer 46

alternative to

Question 47

amount

Answer 47

amount to

Question 48

analogy

Answer 48

analogy with

Question 49

analogous

Answer 49

analogous to

Question 50

angry

Answer 50

angry at

Question 51

widely anticipated

Answer 51

widely anticipated that

Question 52

appear

Answer 52

appear to

Question 53

apply

Answer 53

apply to

Question 54

argue

Answer 54

argue over/ with

Question 55

approve/disapprove

Answer 55

approve/disapprove of

Question 56

assume

Answer 56

assume ...to be of...

Question 57

assure

Answer 57

assure that

Question 58

at least as

Answer 58

at least as . . . as

Question 59

attend

Answer 59

attend to (someone)

Question 60

attempt

Answer 60

attempt to

Question 61

attention

Answer 61

attention to

Question 62

attended

Answer 62

attended by

Question 63

attest

Answer 63

attest to

Question 64

authority

Answer 64

authority on

Question 65

available

Answer 65

available to

Question 66

averse

Answer 66

averse to

Question 67

aware

Answer 67

aware of aware that

Question 68

based

Answer 68

based on

Question 69

because

Answer 69

because of

Question 70

believe X

Answer 70

believe X to be Y

Question 71

belief

Answer 71

belief in

Question 72

benefit

Answer 72

benefit from

Question 73

between [a]

Answer 73

between X and Y

Question 74

better served by X

Answer 74

better served by X than by Y

Question 75

better

Answer 75

better than

Question 76

both X

Answer 76

both X and Y (Both X as well as Y is incorrect) both at X and at Y both on X or on Y

Question 77

bringing

Answer 77

bringing to

Question 78

call

Answer 78

call for

Question 79

capable

Answer 79

capable of

Question 80

chance

Answer 80

chance to / chance of ( chance for is wrong)

Question 81

choice

Answer 81

choice of

Question 82

claims

Answer 82

claims to claims to be / claims that

Question 83

collaborate

Answer 83

collaborate with

Question 84

collide

Answer 84

collide with (not against)

Question 85

comment

Answer 85

comment on

Question 86

combined

Answer 86

combined X with Y | combined X and Y

Question 87

compensate

Answer 87

compensate for

Question 88

comply

Answer 88

comply with

Question 89

comprise

Answer 89

comprise of

Question 90

to be + composed

Answer 90

to be + composed of + thing

Question 91

concerned

Answer 91

concerned for – worried | concerned with

Question 92

conclude

Answer 92

conclude that

Question 93

concur

Answer 93

``` concur in ( an opinion) concur with ( a person) ```

Question 94

conducive

Answer 94

conducive to

Question 95

conform

Answer 95

conform to

Question 96

in conformity

Answer 96

in conformity with

Question 97

connection

Answer 97

connection between X and Y

Question 98

consequence

Answer 98

consequence of

Question 99

consider

Answer 99

consider X Y (without to be)

Question 100

consist

Answer 100

consist with consist in consist of

Question 101

contribute

Answer 101

contribute to

Question 102

contrary

Answer 102

contrary to

Question 103

convert

Answer 103

convert to

Question 104

correspond

Answer 104

correspond to

Question 105

correspond

Answer 105

correspond with

Question 106

cost

Answer 106

cost to/of

Question 107

craving

Answer 107

craving for

Question 108

created

Answer 108

created with (not to)

Question 109

abide

Answer 109

abide BY | abide by the law

Question 110

application

Answer 110

application to

Question 111

by ... rather

Answer 111

by X rather than Y

Question 112

acquainted

Answer 112

acquainted with

Question 113

compete

Answer 113

compete for

Question 114

confrontation

Answer 114

confrontation with

Question 115

prone

Answer 115

prone to

Question 116

compared

Answer 116

Compared to X, Y

Question 117

in contrast

Answer 117

in contrast to X, Y

Question 118

allude

Answer 118

allude to Намекать