Learn English – the proper preposition following ‘appendix’

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In the following sentence, 'The graph can be found in the appendix [preposition] this report', what is the correct preposition to use? In particular, is 'to' more appropriate than 'of'?

Best Answer

I wouldn't object to appendix for, appendix of, appendix behind, appendix following, and so on, but by the NGram, appendix to is favored by a wide margin:

Google Books NGram showing 'appendix to' being much more prevalent than 'appendix for' or 'appendix of'

There may be some false hits here as appendix can also refer to an internal organ, among other things, but since those uses would be overwhelmingly appendix of (e.g. The appendix of a ruminant, unlike the appendix of an ape, is a true appendix, or cecum), the point stands.

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