Collocation is a regular pattern in which words are formed. It is also described as the company that words keep.
Prepositional Collocations
Prepositional collocation involves the use of verbs with prepositions. It should be noted that certain verbs choose certain prepositions. This implies that the use of verbs with prepositions is not random.
1. Buckle down (not buckle up) meaning to concentrate on one's work.
2. Leave for (not leave to)
3. Link with (not link to)
4. Alongside (not alongside with)
5. Comprise (not comprise of)
6. Demand (not demand for)
7. Solicit (not solicit for)
8. Advocate (not advocate for)
9. Request (not request for)
Note that the verbs demand, solicit, advocate and request will only take the preposition 'for' if the speaker carries out the action on behalf of of somebody else. For instance: In the law court a lawyer can solicit or advocate for a client e.g. I, Barr Okon, am here to solicit for John. But when the speaker wants something for themselves, the preposition 'for' cannot be used. For instance: The protesters hit the streets to solicit their rights and request their salaries. They will also take "for" when used as nouns e.g. My demand for justice is firm; The request for our salary isn't a crime. Note that 'of' is used with 'comprise' when used in passive form and that case, it is used in the past form with the auxiliary verb 'to-be' (is, was, are, were, am, been and being) in front of it as in: 'be comprised of' e.g. The committee is comprised of eminent members of staff. When 'comprise' is used in an active form, it does not take 'of' e.g. The committee comprises eminent members of staff. (Not comprises of...)
10. Attached to (not attached with)
11. Interested in (not interest on)
12. In one's interest (not for one's interest)
13. Connect with (not connect to)
14. Believe in (not believe on)
15. Accordance with (not accordance to)
16. Congratulate on (not congratulate for)
17. In the meantime (not for the main time)
18. In black/white suit (not on black/white suit)
19. On campus (not in campus)
20. On bus (not in bus)
21. Round up ("round up" is usually misused to mean to end what one is doing. This is wrong! "round up" means to arrest while "round off" means to end what one is doing)
22. Agree with (somebody)
23. Agree to (something)
24. Angry with (somebody) (not angry at)
25. Result in (effect of something) e.g. the fuel subsidy removal resulted in a week-long strike.
26. Result from (the cause of something) e.g. the one week strike resulted from the removal of fuel subsidy.
27. In the long run (not on the long run)
28. Prefer to (not prefer than). E.g. it is wrong to say: I prefer rice than beans but you say I prefer rice to beans.
29. Share between/among: We use between when it is just two people that are involved e.g. Share the money between Jane and Juliet. On the other hand, we use among when more than two people are involved. E.g. Share the money among Jane, June and Juliet.
30. Deal in (trade) e.g. My mother deals in textile.
31. Deal on (treat or discuss an issue)
32. Travel abroad (not travel to abroad)
Note: It is wrong to put "to" when the name of the place is not mentioned. 'Abroad' is not a name of a country therefore it is wrong to say "travel to abroad" instead you say "travel abroad".
33. Eject (nor eject out): It is tautological to add " out" to eject.
34. Die of (a disease or sickness)
35. Die for (a cause, a belief or a struggle).
In the next article we are going to write about Miscellaneous Collocation.
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