NOUN + PREPOSITIONS

Gerund after Noun + Preposition

* The best part of learning is sharing what you know.
* If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq, it will mean learning from our mistakes, not denying them and not ignoring them.

• advantage of

  What is the advantage of farming over hunting?

• chance of

  There's a chance of catching a cold these days.

• choice between

  There's a choice between flying to London Heathrow or Stansted.

• danger of

  Peggy is in danger of making a mistake.

• difficulty in

  He has difficulty in texting.

• doubt about

  He is in doubt about buying the correct software for his computer system.

• hope of

  There's little hope of catching the new Corvette.

• idea of

  I like the idea of setting up a new email account.

• interest in

  There's no interest in writing letters.

• method of

  This is a simple method of finding solutions.

• opportunity of

  There's some opportunity of bringing her parents together again.

• possibility of

  These wheels offer the possibility of riding tubeless.

• problem of

  He has the problem of swimming too slow.

• reason for

  There's a real reason for winning the contest.

• risk of

  There's a risk of digging too deep.

• trouble for

  He was in trouble for stealing.

• way of

  This is a new way of building a wall.

EXAMPLES:

• Realistically, the chance of any book becoming a film is slim.