Advice needed concerning grammar

[Gast]

I have problems with the following sentences:
1)He looked at him IN fascination.

2)xxx, he responeded WITH indignation.

Is there a rule that advises which preposition to choose?
Why is IN correct in the first sentence while in the second WITH is correct?
this has bothered me for a long time and I cannot figure it out.

thx Peter

[Ikon]

I'm afraid there is no such rule.
Certain prepositions are just bound to verbs, it's the same in German.

[Deathrid3r]

Well....in this case the prepositions sare not bound to the verb...BUT rather with the noun...

But I suppose there isn't a rule...english is not as easy as we think...apparently it ahs the biggest vocabulary..(and maybe random rules? :confused: ;D )