Salam!
Because English is not our mother tongue, and because French prevailed for a long time, prepositions are still hindering language accuracy. For this respect, I've always been trying to overcome this problem through 'research' and enquiry.
Read these explanations:
IN
—a comfortable chair
*He sat in the chair and watched television.
—a straight chair, a sofa, a couch
*He sat on the chair and ate his dinner.
* We sat on the sofa and watched television.
TO
*The train to New York leaves at six o'clock.
But
*We are leaving for Spain in two weeks.
be + adjective + to + noun
*She is allergic to that medicine.
*We are indebted to you for helping us.
*We danced to the rhythm of the music.
*I wake up to the noise of the city.
verb + noun + to + noun
*He tore the paper to pieces.
*She drives him to distraction.
Common expressions:
beat/grind to a pulp
bore to death
carry to extremes
chill to the bone
cook to perfection
drive to distraction/insanity
grind to dust
move to tears
push/carry/take to the limits
sing/rock to sleep
smash to bits
Soak to the skin
starve/freeze to death
tear to pieces/shreds
FOR
Verbs often used before for:
apply, ask, audition, beg, call, campaign, compete, cry, fight, go out, go, hope, long, look, petition, plead, pray, register, run, scream, send, shop, shout, stand in line, strive, study, train, try out, wait, whistle, wish, work, yell
*After he ran for president and lost, he said he would never run for office again.
*For can indicate representation.
*Red is for stop; yellow is for caution; green is for go.
*M is for Mary.
*For can mean despite.
for + all + possessive pronoun + noun
*For all her experience, she's not a very good secretary.
for + person + infinitive
*Your final grade is for the teacher to decide.
*That problem is for you to solve.
have + noun + for + noun
*He has an ear for music.
*She has a touch for the piano.
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Wish you’ll find it useful !
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