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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.
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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.
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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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