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Luyện ngữ pháp - English Grammar in Use - Intermediate ((Unit 131: Adjective preposition 2))


A

Adjective of (1)

afraid / frightened / terrified / scared OF ...
  • 'Are you afraid of spiders?'   'Yes, I'm terrified of them.'

 

fond / proud / ashamed / jealous / envious OF ...
  • Why are you always so jealous of other people?

 

suspicious / critical / tolerant OF ...
  • He didn't trust me. He was suspicious of my motives.
B

Adjective of (2)

aware / conscious OF ...
  • 'Did you know he was married?'   'No, I wasn't aware of that.'

 

capable / incapable OF ...
  • I'm sure you are capable of passing the examination.

 

full / short OF ...
  • Amy is a very active person. She's always full of energy.
  • I'm short of money. Can you lend me some?

 

typical OF ...
  • He's late again. It's typical of him to keep everybody waiting.

 

certain / sure OF or ABOUT ...
  • I think she's arriving this evening, but I'm not sure of that. or ... not sure about that.
C

Adjective at / to / from / in / on / with / for

good / bad / brilliant / better / hopeless etc. AT ...
  • I'm not very good at repairing things. (not good in repairing things)

 

married / engaged TO ...
  • Louise is married to an American. (not married with)
    but Louise is married with three children. (= she is married and has three children)

 

similar TO ...
  • Your writing is similar to mine.

 

different FROM or different TO ...
  • The film was different from what I'd expected. or ... different to what I'd expected.

 

interested IN ...
  • Are you interested in art?

 

keen ON ...
  • We stayed at home because Chris wasn't very keen on going out.

 

dependent ON ... (but independent OF ... )
  • I don't want to be dependent on anybody.

 

crowded WITH (people etc.)
  • The streets were crowded with tourists. (but ... full of tourists)

 

famous FOR ...
  • The Italian city of Florence is famous for its art treasures.

 

responsible FOR ...
  • Who was responsible for all that noise last night?


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