Prepositions after Nouns

Noun + preposition pairs.

Examples

• a reason for, an answer to, damage to

Key rules

• Common pairs: reason for, cause of, increase in, solution to, answer to, need for
• After them use a noun or -ing
• Different nouns take different prepositions
• Check collocations

Common mistakes

• The reason of delay → The reason for the delay
• a solution of the problem → a solution to the problem