Nouns in English are often followed by prepositions. English prepositions include words like in, at, for, with, from, etc. Probably prepositions also follow nouns in your language, whichever language you may speak.
The problem with prepositions, though, is that there is usually no one-to-one correspondence between any two languages, which makes it much more difficult to correctly use them unless you just memorize the whole noun + preposition combinations. Below are some examples, actually just a tiny selection of nouns that are often followed by prepositions. In the video version you can first try to complete the prepositions yourself, then check your answer. Or, if you don’t feel like doing such an exercise right now, just keep reading.
If you want to watch a video, here it is:
So, the examples below are full sentences with nouns and prepositions. The prepositions are in bold so that you can see them right away. Here they are:
Their fondness for each other grew and many years later they married.
Her pride in her household was exaggerated.
There was only shame about / at her family.
I would support a ban on smoking in restaurants.
She was full of admiration for her husband.
Lack of knowledge can’t be an excuse.
Was there any improvement in our efficiency?
All attempts at persuading her failed.
Paul has got a job with Empirico, whose main product is electric light bulbs.
Most western nations are signatories to / of this treaty.
I really need a break from drinking alcohol.
The decrease in demand has caused a huge drop in their profits.
I’m sure you could come up with lots of examples like that. Feel free to give it a try.