English Preposition Collocations: Good At, Depend On, Different From
Good at, depend on, married to — which preposition follows is pure convention, and worth memorizing as one piece.
✗ depend of
Our plan depends on the weather.
✗ good in
She's really good at explaining things simply.
✗ interested on
I'm interested in old maps and old cities.
He's afraid of speaking in front of strangers.
You finished the marathon — be proud of yourself.
✗ famous as its hot springs
This town is famous for its hot springs.
✗ different with
The spoken form is quite different from the written form.
✗ similar with
Your accent is similar to my teacher's.
✗ married with
She's married to a chef, so they eat well.
The train left exactly on time.
We arrived just in time for the boarding call.
✗ at the end（后面须接 of）
In the end, we chose the cheaper flight.
There's a quiz at the end of each lesson.
Sorry — I didn't do it on purpose.
I deleted the photo by accident.
✗ ahead of time in advance（二选一即可）
Book the tickets two weeks in advance.
She's on vacation until next Monday.
✗ in night
The market is even busier at night.
I do my best work in the morning.
She's on the phone — I'll ask her to call back.
Call this number if you're in trouble abroad.
These jackets are on sale this week.
Sorry, I'm in a hurry — can we talk later?
✗ by foot
The old town is best explored on foot.
✗ agree you
I agree with you on this one.