1I look forward to ............... from you.
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After the preposition "to" in "look forward to", use the -ing form "hearing".
2She accused me ............... reading her letters.
Wrong!
The verb pattern is "accuse someone of" doing something.
3I completely agree ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "with" when you agree with a person.
4I do not agree ............... the argument that zoos protect animals.
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Use "with" when you agree with an argument or opinion.
5I must apologize ............... offending you.
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Use "for" before the thing you are apologizing about.
6I think you should apologize ............... him.
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Use "to" before the person who receives the apology.
7Do you believe ............... life after death?
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The usual verb pattern is "believe in" something.
8The headache prevented me ............... studying.
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The verb pattern is "prevent someone from" doing something.
9After finishing the project, I was quite pleased ............... myself.
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The fixed expression is "pleased with yourself" (here "pleased with myself"), meaning satisfied with what you have done.
10I was hoping that she would ............... my drink, but she didn’t.
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Use "pay for" when you mean buy something for someone.
11Her marriage ............... her childhood sweetheart did not last long.
Wrong!
The noun "marriage" is followed by "to" before the partner.
12Nobody knows the reason ............... his untimely death.
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Use "for" after "reason" before the event or situation it explains.
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- I look forward to hearing from you.
- She accused me of reading her letters.
- I completely agree with you.
- I do not agree with the argument that zoos protect animals.
- I must apologize for offending you.
- I think you should apologize to him.
- Do you believe in life after death?
- The headache prevented me from studying.
- After finishing the project, I was quite pleased with myself.
- I was hoping that she would pay for my drink, but she didn’t.
- Her marriage to her childhood sweetheart did not last long.
- Nobody knows the reason for his untimely death.