Some verb issues from Mesthrie and Bhatt (2008)

Mesthrie and Bhatt (2008) list some changes in verb categories related to phrasal verbs in East African English:

1. Some phrasal verbs are used without a particle: e.g. pick instead of pick up.
2. Some non-phrasal verbs are used with a particle: e.g. pick up a quarrel for pick a quarrel.
3. Some prepositional verbs are used without a preposition: e.g. provide for provide with.
4. Some prepositiaonal verbs are used with a different preposition: e.g. congratulate for for congratulate on.

They also mention a group of verbs derived from nouns that also take on the prepostion associated with those nouns (from Schmeid, 2004): e.g. advocating for, demand for, stress on, mention about and attend to.