Welcome to your free Adjective + Preposition 2 lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• Adjective + AT / TO / FROM / WITH / FOR / IN / ON.
Adjective + OF
Here are a few expressions that follow this structure:
- Tired / sick OF:
Let’s go, I’m tired of waiting.
- Typical OF:
It’s typical of her to be late.
- Full / short OF:
The cinema was full of people.
We’re short of jam, could you go to the shop?
- Capable / incapable OF:
He was incapable of passing his driving test.
- Aware / conscious OF:
He’s ill? I wasn’t aware of that!
- Suspicious / critical / tolerant OF:
We’ve very tolerant of different beliefs.
- Fond / proud / envious / jealous / ashamed OF:
He’s so rich, I’m jealous of his success.
- Afraid / scared / frightened / terrified OF:
I’m terrified of spiders.
- Certain / sure OF / ABOUT:
I think the film starts at three, but I’m not sure of that.
The bus arrives soon, but I can’t be certain about that.
Adjective + AT / TO / FROM / WITH / FOR / IN / ON
Here are a few expressions that follow this structure:
- Good / bad / brilliant / hopeless (etc.) AT:
I’m hopeless at singing.
- Married / engaged TO / WITH:
She’s married to Brian.
(Brian is her husband)She’s married with three children.
(She’s married and she has three children)
- Similar TO:
Your taste in music is similar to mine.
- Different FROM / TO:
The book was different to what I expected.
The show was very different from your description.
- Crowded WITH:
The theatre was crowded with people.
- Famous FOR:
London is famous for its museums.
- Interested IN:
She’s interested in extreme sports.
- Keen ON:
We’re not keen on going to the party, let’s stay in.
- Dependent ON:
Poor Betty is dependent on her daughter.
- Independent OF:
He built the site independent of outside funding.
