1 TIPS ADJECTIVES VERBS + PREPOSITION

2 ADJ OR VERB + IN INTERESTED IN… Are u interested IN art? ABSORBED IN he was absorbed IN his book INVOLVED IN*she’s involved IN politics SUCCESSFUL IN he was successful IN winning … BELIEVE INDo you believe IN ghosts? SPECIALISE INShe specialises IN company law SUCCEED IN I hope u succeed IN finding a job

3 ADJ OR VERB + TO ACCORDING TOAccording TO Tom it’s too late SIMILAR TOYour writing is similar TO mine LISTEN TOListen to me, when I talk TO u! MARRIED TOLinda is married to Adam But: She’s married with 3 children APOLOGIZE TO(sb)They apologize TO me for….. TALK/SPEAK TO(sb)Did you talk TO him? HAPPEN TOWhat happens TO you? INVITE (sb) TOHe invited me TO the wedding Prefer (st/sb) to I prefer tea TO coffee DUE TO *The delay is due TO techn. Prob DIFFERENT TO/FROM The film was different from what I’d expected

4 ADJ OR VERB + OF AFRAID OFI’m afraid OF spiders AWARE/CONSCIOUS OFAre you aware OF that? NICE/KIND/GOOD/POLITE/STUPID/SILLY/ (OF SB to do STH)It’s kind of you to help me NICE/KIND/GOOD/GENEROUS/POLITE/RUDE/FRIEN DLY/CRUEL (TO SB) She’s always been very nice to me FOND/ PROUD/JEALOUS OF She’s jealous OF you SHORT/FULL OFI’m a bit short OF money TIRED/SICK OFI’m tired OF waiting SCARED/AFRAID/FRIGHTENED OF CAPABLE/INCAPABLE OFYou’re capable OF doing. TYPICAL OFThat’s typical OF him! ACCUSE/SUSPECT/CONSIST The meal consists OF…

5 ADJ OR VERB + FOR ASK sb FORI ask them FOR more info APPLY FORShe applied FOR the job WAIT FORCan you wait FOR me? SEARCH FORI’ve searched for her anywhere LEAVE FORShe left FOR LA yesterday APOLOGIZE (to sb for st) I ap.. to them FOR my mistake BLAME sb FOR*They blame me FOR that PREPARED FOR I’m prepared FOR that READY FOR Are you ready FOR the wed..? FAMOUS FOR He’s famous FOR his voice RESPONSIBLE FORWho was responsible for that? BE SORRY FOR SB/ I’ m sorry for that SORRY ABOUT a situation, STH happened

6 ADJ OR VERB + ON DEPEND It depends ON you RELY ON You can rely ON me LIVE ON (money ) She can’t live ON her wage CONGRATULATE sb ON I congr. her ON her success CONCENTRATE ON I can’t concentrate ON that! INSIST ON She insisted ON coming SPEND money ON She spends a lot ON food KEEN ON I’m not keen ON going out DEPENDENT ON I’m depending ON you

7 ADJ OR VERB + AT GOOD/BAD/BETTER/I’m bad AT Maths LOOK/STAREAre you looking AT me? AIM/POINT ATDon’t point AT me! SHOUT ATShe souted AT him! THROW st AT (to hit sb)He throw the egg AT him LAUGH ATShe laughed AT me AMAZED AT We’re amazed at the news SHOCKED/ASTONISHED/SURPRISED AT….

8 ….more SUFFERING FROM TALK/READ/KNOW ABOUT WARN SB ABOUT REMIND SB OF = cause sb remember REMIND SB ABOUT= tell sb not to forget CRASH/DRIVE/RUN INTO PROVIDE/SUPPLY WITH DIVIDE/CUT/SPLIT (st) INTO TRANSLATE FROM …INTO FED UP/BORED/ANNOYED/FILL STH WITH EXCITED ABOUT CROWDED WITH = FULL OF

9..MORE IMPRESSED WITH/BY FED UP WITH BORED WITH CROWDED WITH ANGRY/ANNOYED/FURIOUS ABOUT STH WITH SB for WITH SB for EXCITED/WORRIED/UPSET/NERVOUS/ HAPPY ABOUT DELIGHTED/PLEASED/SATISFIED/HAPPY WITH

10 For Reference See ‘ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE’ By R. Murphy By R. Murphy From Unit 130 to Unit 136