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Nouns and their prepositions

Foundation

Nouns taking OF and FOR

The two commonest noun pairings, and the ones a wrong option imitates most easily.

'A reason for' but 'the cause of' — two nouns of almost identical meaning taking different prepositions, and the paper sets them together.

NounExample
Cause ofthe cause of the fire
Lack ofa lack of evidence
Command ofa command of Persian
Knowledge ofknowledge of the area
Remedy fora remedy for the shortage
Craving fora craving for salt
Aptitude foran aptitude for figures
Reputation fora reputation for fairness