TIPS ADJECTIVES VERBS PREPOSITION 1 ADJ OR VERB

TIPS ADJECTIVES VERBS + PREPOSITION 1

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

ADJ OR VERB + TO ACCORDING TO SIMILAR TO LISTEN TO MARRIED TO According TO Tom it’s too late Your writing is similar TO mine Listen to me , when I talk TO u! Linda 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 TO What happens TO you? INVITE (sb) TO He 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 3

ADJ OR VERB + OF AFRAID OF I’m afraid OF spiders AWARE/CONSCIOUS OF Are 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 OF I’m a bit short OF money TIRED/SICK OF I’m tired OF waiting SCARED/AFRAID/FRIGHTENED OF CAPABLE/INCAPABLE OF You’re capable OF doing. TYPICAL OF That’s typical OF him! ACCUSE/SUSPECT/CONSIST The meal consists OF… 4

ADJ OR VERB + FOR ASK sb FOR I ask them FOR more info APPLY FOR She applied FOR the job WAIT FOR Can you wait FOR me? SEARCH FOR I’ve searched for her anywhere LEAVE FOR She 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 FOR Who was responsible for that? BE SORRY FOR SB/ I’ m sorry for that SORRY ABOUT a situation, STH happened 5

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

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

…. 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 8

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

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