What does a dependent preposition mean?

A preposition is a word or phrase that connects the action of the subject to the object. In this sense, a dependent preposition means a connection word that always follows another specific word. These specific words can be verbs, adjectives, adverbs, among others. In order to show this dependency, let us lok at the post "dependent preposition 1" again.  

Some common prepositions: to, for, at, with, about, in, on, over, under, along, above, underneath,    

1. The criminal is accused of stealing the bank. 

    of always depends on accusation 

2. The Human Resources Department added bonus to my salary
    We always add A to B 

  3. I have always aimed at the position of the CEO of the Company 

      We always use to aim at something or to target at something
4. I think the Company should allow us more time for the lunch 

    We need time for something

5. I think the Company should allow us more time to have the lunch  

    We need time to do something

6. I told my subordinate to apologize for doing something wrong 

   We apologize for something or apologize for doing something

7. I would like to apply for that position. What about you? 

    I apply for job, scholarship, admission. I am writing an application for something 

8. I do not want to argue with you about that subject

    We argue/debate with someone about something

9. Politicians should be arrested for their criminal acts like others
    You arrest someone for something = you arrest someone for doing 
    something bad

10. It is against policy asking for help

      We always ask/request someone for something  

     We always ask/request someone to do something
     We always ask/request something from someone  
11. What shall we do? The attendment to our customers is poor

      We always provide/offer something to someone 

12. I do not believe in fast wealth
      We always believe in something or believe in someone

13. Do you think we belong to this niche?

      We always belong to a country/place/community/social class

14. Do not blame him for the mistake

      We blame someone for something bad
      We blame someone for doing something bad

15. I do not like lending my car to others

      I do not lend/give something to someone

All prepositions in the exercise above are always used together with the words that come before them. Except numbers 4 e 10 which are nouns, others are verbs. The exercise above, in fact, belongs to groups of words in English called collocations. These are words that are always used together. 
     I will give more examples of collocations in the next posts!