address | Go to our website to get the address of your nearest branch.
Not: … the address to your nearest branch.
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advertisement | I saw an advertisement for a teaching job in Malawi which looked interesting.
Not: … an advertisement of a teaching job …
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awareness | There is a growing awareness of the impact of climate change among the young.
Not: … a growing awareness about the impact of climate change …
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change | Changes in our diet have meant that more and more people suffer heart disease. (changes that happen)
Not: Changes of our diet …
The director of studies must be informed of any changesto the timetable. (changes that people purposely make)
Not: … of any changes in the timetable. (This means changes that happen, not those that people purposely make.)
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congratulations | Congratulations on your new job!
Not: Congratulations for your new job!
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course | I’d like to do a course in computer programming if I could find a good one.
Not: … a course of computer programming …
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exhibition | We went to see an exhibition of Viking jewellery.
Not: … an exhibition about Viking jewellery.
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experience | Do you have any previous experience of working with children?
(usually followed by the -ing form of a verb) Not: … previous experience in working with children?
She has ten years’ experience in television and radio. (usually followed by a noun)
Not: … ten years’ experience on television and radio.
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increase decrease growth | There has been an increase of 200,000 in the city’s population in the last ten years.
(Of is used before numbers and quantities after increase/decrease/growth; in is used before the thing affected by the change.) Not: … an increase of the city’s population …
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information | Can you give us some informationon/about bus tours, please?
Not: … some information of bus tours …?
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interest | He seems to have less interest in everything these days.
Not: … less interest to everything these days.
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invitation | The invitation to the reception at the embassy arrived the next day.
Not: The invitation of the reception …
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knowledge | For this job you need some knowledge of Portuguese.
Not: … some knowledge in Portuguese.
He has an amazing knowledge of European history.
Not: … an amazing knowledge about European history.
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lesson | I need some lessons in how to set up a website.
Not: I need some lessons of how to …
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member | Can anyone become a member of your book club?
Not: … a member in your book club?
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method | Questionnaires are not necessarily the best method of collecting sociological data.
Not: … the best method to collect …
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need | We understand the need for change but we should move slowly.
Not: … the need of change …
(Of is used with need in the expression in need of: The village is in need of a community centre where people, especially young people, can go in the evenings.)
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newcomer | I was a newcomer to windsurfing so I was very nervous.
Not: I was a newcomer of windsurfing …
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place | I’d love to show you some of the nice places in my hometown.
Not: … the nice places of my hometown.
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possibility | The possibility of making contact with other intelligent beings in the universe is very small.
Not: The possibility to make contact …
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problem | The problem of finding a good babysitter is one that many parents have faced.
Not: The problem to find …
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reason | I’ve never understood the reason for all these different forms we have to fill in.
Not: … the reason of all …
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risk | We all know the risks of getting a virus if we don’t protect our computer.
Not: … the risks for getting a virus …
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translation | She did a translation into English of some ancient Chinese poems.
Not: … a translation in English …
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visit | The visit to the temple was the high point of the holiday.
Not: The visit in the temple …
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