Welcome to your Adjective + Preposition 1 lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• It was nice of you to…
• Adjective + “About” / “With”
• Adjective + “At” / “By” / “With”
• Sorry “About” / “For
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It was nice of you to…
You can say nice / kind / good / great / stupid (etc.) “of” somebody to do something:
“It was polite of you to open the door for me.”
“It’s stupid of her to forget her umbrella.”
But, you can also say be nice / kind / good / great / stupid (etc.) “to” somebody (not with somebody):
“You have always been mean to me.”
“Why are you so rude to her?”
Adjective + “About” / “With”
Here are a few expressions that follow this structure:
- Angry / annoyed / furious “about” something:
“You always get annoyed about little things.”
- Angry / annoyed / furious “with” somebody “for” something:
“I’m furious with you for being late this morning.”
- Excited / worried / upset / happy (etc.) “about” a situation:
“Are you worried about global warming?”
“I’m excited about going on holiday.”
- Delighted / pleased / disappointed / satisfied “with” the result of something, or something you receive:
“They were delighted with the present you gave them.”
“I was delighted with my test results.”
Adjective + “At” / “By” / “With”
Here are a few expressions that follow this structure:
- Amazed / astonished / shocked / surprised “at” / “by” something:
“We were surprised at your news.”
“I hope you weren’t shocked by what I said.”
- Impressed “with” / “by” somebody / something:
“I’m very impressed with your English. Well done!”
- Fed up / bored “with” something:
“I’m bored with this film, let’s watch something else.”
Sorry “About” / “For”
Here are a few expressions that follow this structure:
- Sorry “about” a situation, or something that happened:
“I’m sorry about the noise last night.”
“We’re sorry about the messy kitchen, I’ll clean it up now.”
- Sorry “for” / “about something you did:
“She’s very sorry about what she said.”
“I’m sorry about shouting at you.”
You can also say “I’m sorry I did something”:
“I’m sorry I shouted at you.”
- Feel / be sorry “for” somebody who is in a negative situation:
“Mark’s girlfriend left. I feel sorry for him.”
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