Dependent preposition exercise
www.practisingenglish.com › b2-level › depDependent prepositions 1 Verbs, adjectives, nouns and their prepositions. When a verb is followed by an object or gerund it is often accompanied by a preposition. The verb needs this preposition to express the meaning so we call these words dependent prepositions. There are similar cases with adjectives and nouns that use prepositions.