<p>any USEFUL ones that I should def. know?</p>
<p>Check out this awesome thread by silverturtle (scroll down to Grammar)
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/955109-silverturtles-guide-sat-admissions-success.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/955109-silverturtles-guide-sat-admissions-success.html</a></p>
<p>abide by
absent from
accuse of
accustomed to
agree on / agree upon / agree with / agree to
For example: We agreed on the best course of action. We agree with each other and our ideas. We agreed to give. We agreed to the plan.
afflicted with
afraid of
angry about
annoyed with / annoyed by
apologize for
apply for
approve of
argue with / argue about
For example: I argue with you about food.
arise from
arrive at
associated with
aware of</p>
<p>believe in
belong to
blame for</p>
<p>came into use
capable of
care about / care for
For example: I care about your well-being. I care for you in order to ensure your well-being.
cater to
characteristic of
charge of
cite as
committed to
compare to / compare with / compare against
Generally, the use of “with” stresses the differences between the objects of comparison, whereas the use of “to” emphasizes the similarities. Also, “with” must be used when “compare” is being used intransitively, a concept that I will cover later.
comply with
composed of
comprise
Despite being frequently used, “comprised by” and “comprised of” are not correct. “comprise” means “include.”
concerned about
condemn as
conform with / conform to
connected to
conscious of
consider to be
consist of
consistent with
contrast with
contributed to / contributed toward
count on</p>
<p>debate over / debate about
dedicated to
define as
depart for / depart from
For example: I departed for Canada. I depart from the typical thinking.
depend on / depend upon
depict as
desirous of
differ from
discriminate against / discriminate between / discriminate among
For example: I discriminate against people from your school. I discriminate among/between my meal choices.
dispute over / dispute about
distinguish from
divergent from</p>
<p>emphasis on
endeavor to
escape from
excuse for</p>
<p>fascination with
fire from
fond of</p>
<p>guilty of</p>
<p>hide from
hint at
hope for</p>
<p>impose on / impose upon
indebted to
indifferent to
insist on / insist upon
instrumental in
intend to
interested in
involved in / involved with</p>
<p>jealous of</p>
<p>lead to
limited to</p>
<p>object to
oblivious to
obsessed with
obtain from
opposed to
opposition of / opposition toward
originate in</p>
<p>partake of
participate in
plan to
proclaimed as
pray for
preoccupation with
prepared for
prevent from
prohibit from
proud of
provide for / provide with
For example: I provide for you. I provide you with food.
qualify for / qualify as</p>
<p>react to
reason for
recover from
regard as
related to
rely on / rely upon
resentful of / resentful toward
resort to
respond to
responsible for
result in</p>
<p>satisfied with / satisfied by
search for / in search of
see as
separate from
similar to
stare at
stop from
subscribe to
suffer from
superior to
suspect of
sympathize with</p>
<p>tamper with
thank for
think of
tired of
transition from / transition to</p>
<p>upset with</p>
<p>vote for / vote against</p>
<p>wait for
went about
work with / work for
worry about</p>
<p>^^Were you able to remember all of them？</p>
<p>Most of them are pretty common. Just familiarize yourself with the list and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>^^^thx. appreciate it</p>