PREPOSITION COMBINATION 1. NOUNS + PREPOSITIONS 1. Appointment with • She has an appointment with a client at 10.30. 2. Approach to • Our organization takes a positive approach to creative thinking 3. Cause of • Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for American women in their forties. 4. Combination of • A combination of factors may be responsible for the increase in cancer. 5. Contribution to • The school sees its job as preparing students to make a contribution to society. 6. Cure for • There is still no cure for AIDS. 7. Decrease in • Teachers reported decreases in drug use and verbal abuse of teachers. 8. Demand for • There isn't much demand for leaded gasoline anymore. 9. Development in ( a field) • The general outcomes of research and development in educational computing apply in this context, therefore. 10. Effect of sth/so on sth/so • My parents' divorce had a big effect on me. • This ingredient also has the effect of making your skin look younger. 11. Example of • Can anyone give me an example of a transitive verb? 12. - Exception to - With the exception of so/sth - Without exception • The spelling of this word is an interesting exception to the rule. • We all laughed, with the exception of Maggie. • Each plant, without exception, contains some kind of salt. 1 13. Experience in (a field) • I had some experience in fashion design. 14. Experience with sth • The concert gave them first-hand experience with the music of their contemporaries. 15. Idea for • The idea for the book came from an old war movie. 16. Improvement in • There's been a big improvement in the children's behaviour. 17. Increase in • There has been a marked increase in the use of firearms. 18. Influence of sth/so on sth/so • What exactly is the influence of television on children? 19. Interest in • Do your parents take an interest in your friends? 20. Native of • He has become a native of Glasgow. 21. Part of • The best part of the holiday was the food. 22. Price of • The price of fuel keeps going up. 23. Probability of • The probability of winning the lottery is really very low. 24. Problem with • I've been having a few problems with my car. 25. Process of • Coal forms by a slow process of chemical change 26. Quality of • The quality of life in Pakistan did not improve significantly during 1994. 27. Reliance on • Interestingly, this reliance on state funding is not confined solely to industry. 2 28. Result of • High unemployment is a direct result of the recession. 29. Rules of • The rules of the game are quite simple. 30. Satisfaction with • Finance officials expressed satisfaction with the recovery of the dollar. 31. - Search for - In search of sth • Bad weather is hampering the search for survivors. • Mark went in search of water. 32. Solution to • There are no simple solutions to the problem of overpopulation. 33. Source of • Beans are a very good source of protein. 34. Supply of • There was a plentiful supply of cheap labor. 35. Variety of • Cafe Artista offers a wide variety of sandwiches. 3 . PREPOSITION COMBINATION 1. NOUNS + PREPOSITIONS 1. Appointment with • She has an appointment with a client at 10 .30 . 2. Approach to • Our organization takes. went in search of water. 32 . Solution to • There are no simple solutions to the problem of overpopulation. 33 . Source of • Beans are a very good source of protein. 34 . Supply of • There was. positive approach to creative thinking 3. Cause of • Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for American women in their forties. 4. Combination of • A combination of factors may be responsible