Verbs prepositionsΒΆ

Verb

Preposition

Correct relative clause

Incorrect

abide

by

by which the rule must be abided

which the rule must be abided

account

for

for which the theory accounts

which the theory accounts

adapt

to

to which the system adapts

which the system adapts

adhere

to

to which the organisation adheres

which the organisation adheres

agree

with

with whom she agrees

whom she agrees

allude

to

to which the author alludes

which the author alludes

amount

to

to which the losses amount

which the losses amount

appeal

to

to whom the argument appeals

whom the argument appeals

apply

to

to which the rule applies

which the rule applies

approve

of

of which the board approves

which the board approves

argue

for

for which the minister argued

which the minister argued

argue

against

against which critics argue

which critics argue

aspire

to

to which he aspires

which he aspires

associate

with

with whom she is associated

whom she is associated

benefit

from

from which the region benefits

which the region benefits

belong

to

to whom the estate belongs

whom the estate belongs

boast

of

of which the city boasts

which the city boasts

call

for

for which the situation calls

which the situation calls

comment

on

on which the report comments

which the report comments

comply

with

with which the policy complies

which the policy complies

concentrate

on

on which the study concentrates

which the study concentrates

conform

to

to which the system conforms

which the system conforms

contribute

to

to which the reform contributes

which the reform contributes

cope

with

with which the agency copes

which the agency copes

deal

with

with which the article deals

which the article deals

depend

on

on which the strategy depends

which the strategy depends

differ

from

from which the model differs

which the model differs

disagree

with

with whom the editor disagrees

whom the editor disagrees

dispose

of

of which the government disposed

which the government disposed

dwell

on

on which the speaker dwelt

which the speaker dwelt

engage

in

in which the company engages

which the company engages

engage

with

with whom the diplomat engaged

whom the diplomat engaged

embark

on

on which the country embarked

which the country embarked

emerge

from

from which the movement emerged

which the movement emerged

experiment

with

with which scientists experiment

which scientists experiment

focus

on

on which the debate focuses

which the debate focuses

interfere

with

with which the law interferes

which the law interferes

interfere

in

in which the state interferes

which the state interferes

invest

in

in which the fund invests

which the fund invests

insist

on

on which the committee insists

which the committee insists

lead

to

to which the decision led

which the decision led

listen

to

to whom the audience listened

whom the audience listened

object

to

to which critics object

which critics object

participate

in

in which she participated

which she participated

persist

in

in which the government persisted

which the government persisted

prevail

over

over which the argument prevails

which the argument prevails

protest

against

against which activists protested

which activists protested

react

to

to which the market reacted

which the market reacted

refer

to

to which the author refers

which the author refers

rely

on

on which the system relies

which the system relies

respond

to

to which the minister responded

which the minister responded

result

from

from which the crisis resulted

which the crisis resulted

resort

to

to which the government resorted

which the government resorted

stem

from

from which the problem stems

which the problem stems

succeed

in

in which the strategy succeeded

which the strategy succeeded

suffer

from

from which the economy suffers

which the economy suffers

turn

to

to whom she turned for advice

whom she turned

vote

for

for which the parliament voted

which the parliament voted

vote

against

against which many legislators voted

which many legislators voted

worry

about

about which investors worry

which investors worry