TRI DUC ENGLISH ✦ ACADEMIC EDGE UNIT 15 EDITION Nouns and Prepositions Noun groupings · Prepositional collocations · Precision in academic context — Avoiding common errors 📚 A. Groups of related nouns sharing prepositions Sometimes groups of nouns with related meanings share the same prepositions. Nouns Preposition(s) Example book, article, essay, lecture, dissertation, project, assignment about, on In 1978, Da Silva published a book about 1 the history of emigration. She wrote a dissertation on 2 teenage slang in New York. research, investigation, inquiry into Kelly (1969) conducted an investigation into the origins of international terrorism. analysis, examination, exploration, study of The article offers an analysis of the potential impact of the H5N1 Avian Flu virus. problem, difficulty of, with He gave a lecture on the problem of global warming. One difficulty with this approach is that a set of results may allow different interpretations. reason, motivation, rationale for Economists have recently questioned the rationale for government spending. 1 and; 2 about tends to be used for more general subjects; on is frequently used for more specific, detailed works, although both may be found in both uses. 💡 B. Nouns commonly associated with particular prepositions You can also learn the nouns which most frequently come before a particular preposition. The following examples are all titles of academic articles. Nouns Preposition Example look, attempt, point, age at An attempt at integration of economic and psychological theories of consumption. changes, differences, increase, decrease in Gender differences in risk-taking in financial decision-making. insight, inquiry, research, investigation into An investigation into sleep characteristics of children with autism. work, research, influence, emphasis, effect on Genetic influence on smoking — a study of male twins. basis, idea, part, lack, exploration, means of A computerised clinical decision support system as a means of implementing depression guidelines. need, reason, basis, case, preference for Assessing organisational culture: the case for multiple method...