Adjetive + Prepos

ABOUT AT BY FOR FROM IN OF TO WITH
angry about amazed at amazed by bad for absent from disappointed in afraid of accustomed to angry with
anxious about angry at delighted by eager for different from experienced in ashamed of addicted to associated with
enthusiastic about annoyed at disturbed by eligible for free from interested in aware of allergic to bored with
excited about awful at excited by excellent for made from involved in capable of committed to blessed with
furious about bad at fascinated by famous for protected from polite/impolite in certain of dedicated to busy with
happy about brilliant at impressed by good for safe from present in conscious of friendly to confronted with
mad about clever at inspired by grateful for skilled in envious of indifferent to content with
nervous about delighted at astonished by Known for slow in fond of kind to crowded with
pessimistic about disappointed at shocked by notorious for successful in full of married to delighted with
sad about excellent at surprised by prepared for talented in independent of opposed to disappointed with
serious about excited at ready for jealous of receptive to fed up with
upset about good at renowned for kind of related to familiar with
worried about hopeless at responsible for nice of rude to furious with
mad at respected for proud of similar to ok with
present at sorry for scared of superior to pleased with
shocked at suitable for silly of unfriendly to popular with
skilled at thankful for sweet of satisfied with
successful at typical of
surprised at
terrible at
slow at
lucky at
AT(/BY: passive voice) causes for specific reactions or emotional responses talk & skills and abilities. Amazed, socked & good.
ABOUT emotive adjectives in regards to specific situations or events. Angry, nervous, excited, happy, sad, sorry, upset.
FOR purpose or reason & emphasize sb’s feelings (verbs: feel, be) Responsible, known, famous & bad, happy, hopeful.
FROM point of opposition or the result of an action. Different, protected & tired.
IN connections or relationships between people and things. Interested, involved.
OF sometimes we use of with feelings & descriptions for actions and people Scared, nice, proud, stupid, tired-sick.
TO show the connection between people or things & talk about someone's behaviour towards someone else. Accustomed, addicted, dedicated,good, rude, opposed, similar
WITH emotional state or connection between things or people & passive sentences. Annoyed, disappointed, pleased & crowed, filled.
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Adjective + of
can identify causes of mental and physical states (e.g., fear, exhaustion, anxiety, etc.) or offer descriptions for
actions and people
Adjective + to
can describe behaviors, states, or connections between things and people.
Adjective + about
typically accompanies emotive adjectives in regards to specific situations or events.
Adjective + for
To demonstrate purpose or reason. For example:
 “Texas is famous for rodeos.”

 “Australia is known for its large kangaroo population.”
 “Coach Brown is responsible for the football team.”
also to emphasize someone’s feelings toward a specific event, thing, or person.

This combination follows the basic form feel/be + adjective + for + someone/something. For example:
 “Marianne feels bad for her coworker.”

 “Kyle is happy for his brother.”
 “The company felt hopeful for the future.”
Adjective + with
can indicate the cause of an emotional state or a connection between things or people.
may also be employed in passive sentences to describe the states of people or things:
 “Paris is especially crowded with tourists in the summertime.”

 “The cake is filled with fresh blueberries.”
 “The piñata is stuffed with hundreds of pieces of candy.”
Adjective + at/by
Most adjectives that take the preposition at can also take the preposition by.
With: illustrate causes for specific reactions or emotional responses.
By can be used in place of at only because these sentences require passive voice. For example:
 “The man was amazed at/by the number of people offering to help him.”

 “She was astonished at/by the movie’s poor ratings.”
 “I’m shocked at/by his behavior.”
 “Flight attendants were surprised at/by the plane’s abrupt landing.”
At can also describe skills and abilities when paired with positive and negative adjectives, such
as good/bad and wonderful/terrible.
AT(/BY: passive voice) causes for specific reactions or emotional responses talk & skills and abilities.
Amazed, socked & good.
ABOUT emotive adjectives in regards to specific situations or events.
Angry, nervous, excited, happy, sad, sorry, upset.
FOR purpose or reason & emphasize sb’s feelings (verbs: feel, be)
Responsible, known, famous & bad, happy, hopeful.
FROM point of opposition or the result of an action.
Different, protected & tired.
IN connections or relationships between people and things.
Interested, involved.
OF sometimes we use of with feelings & descriptions for actions and people
Scared, nice, proud, stupid, tired-sick.
TO show the connection between people or things & talk about someone's behaviour towards someone else.
Accustomed, addicted, dedicated,good, rude, opposed, similar
WITH emotional state or connection between things or people & passive sentences.
Annoyed, disappointed, pleased & crowed, filled.
In this case, by cannot be used in place of at, as the sentences are not passive. For example:
 “James is good at playing the guitar.” (correct); “I’m terrible at golf.” (correct)

 “James is good by playing the guitar.” (incorrect); “I’m terrible by golf.” (incorrect)
Adjective + in
Some adjectives can show connections or relationships between people and things.
Adjective + from
can emphasize a point of opposition or the result of an action.
Adjectives with multiple prepositions

Many adjectives can be paired with multiple prepositions. While some prepositions may change the meaning
of a sentence, others can behave interchangeably (such as at and by). Here are some sentence pairs that use
different prepositions but have identical meanings:
 “She’s very sorry about the mistake.”

 “She’s very sorry for the mistake.”
 “Mark is disappointed with the decision.”

 “Mark is disappointed in the decision.”
In some cases, however, the prepositions are not interchangeable and can only be used to describe specific
nouns or gerunds. For example, when paired with adjectives, with and for generally refer to people,
whereas about usually refers to things, events, or gerunds:
 “I’m so happy for them.” (people)

 “I’m so happy about the wedding.” (thing/event)
 “Dad is angry with Elizabeth.” (person)

 “Dad is angry about Elizabeth’s sneaking out.” (gerund)
The following is ONLY A SAMPLE LIST of the most commonly used adjective + preposition
combinations that can be followed by gerunds.
accustomed to He is accustomed to having his own office.
addicted to She is addicted to watching TV.
afraid of She is afraid of speaking in public.
anxious about Norma is anxious about making the presentation.
bored of I am bored of doing the same old job.
capable of He is capable of winning a gold medal.
committed to She is committed to improving her English.
concerned about Nancy was concerned about being late.
content with Tim is content with winning second place.
dedicated to The organization is dedicated to ending poverty.
devoted to The money will be devoted to protecting the environment.
disappointed with Fiona was disappointed with coming in third place.
discouraged by He was discouraged by not getting the job.
excited about The researcher was excited about going to Africa.
famous for That actor is famous for being extremely weird.
fond of She is fond of having picnics.
frightened of She is frightened of being alone at night.
guilty of The banker was guilty of stealing money.
happy about He was happy about winning the lottery.
interested in She is interested in becoming a doctor.
involved in He was involved in making the movie.
known for She was known for causing problems.
opposed to They are opposed to building a new road in the park.
proud of He was proud of having completed the marathon.
remembered for She is remembered for protecting mountain gorillas.
responsible for He is responsible for causing the damage.
scared of Tina is scared of being alone at night.
terrified of The surfer is terrified of being attacked by a shark.
tired from She is tired from working all day.
tired of Margaret is tired of making dinner every night.
worried about The hikers were worried about not having enough water.
accustomed to ----------> He is accustomed to having his own office.
addicted to ----------> She is addicted to watching TV.
afraid of ----------> She is afraid of speaking in public.
anxious about ----------> Norma is anxious about making the presentation.
bored of ----------> I am bored of doing the same old job.
capable of ----------> He is capable of winning a gold medal.
committed to ----------> She is committed to improving her English.
concerned about ----------> Nancy was concerned about being late.
content with ----------> Tim is content with winning second place.
dedicated to ----------> The organization is dedicated to ending poverty.
devoted to ----------> The money will be devoted to protecting the environment.
disappointed with ----------> Fiona was disappointed with coming in third place.
discouraged by ----------> He was discouraged by not getting the job.
excited about ----------> The researcher was excited about going to Africa.
famous for ----------> That actor is famous for being extremely weird.
fond of ----------> She is fond of having picnics.
frightened of ----------> She is frightened of being alone at night.
guilty of ----------> The banker was guilty of stealing money.
happy about ----------> He was happy about winning the lottery.
interested in ----------> She is interested in becoming a doctor.
involved in ----------> He was involved in making the movie.
known for ----------> She was known for causing problems.
opposed to ----------> They are opposed to building a new road in the park.
proud of ----------> He was proud of having completed the marathon.
remembered for ----------> She is remembered for protecting mountain gorillas.
responsible for ----------> He is responsible for causing the damage.
scared of ----------> Tina is scared of being alone at night.
terrified of ----------> The surfer is terrified of being attacked by a shark.
tired from----------> She is tired from working all day.
tired of ----------> Margaret is tired of making dinner every night.
worried about ----------> The hikers were worried about not having enough water.
addiction to ----------> His addiction to surfing the Internet is a problem.

advantage of ----------> He has the advantage of speaking English fluently.
anxiety about ----------> Her anxiety about speaking in public caused her to lose the job.
belief in ----------> His belief in not harming animals was something he learned from his mother.
credit for ----------> She took credit for improving the filing system.
dedication to----------> His dedication to teaching was impressive.
delay in----------> The delay in processing the visa caused problems.
devotion to ----------> His devotion to biking allowed him to win the competition.
disadvantage of ----------> The disadvantage of flying is that you can't see the scenery along the way.
experience in ----------> She has a great deal of experience in introducing new products to international
markets.
With the noun "experience," sometimes a gerund is added without the preposition "in." ---------->
"Experience introducing new products" would also be acceptable.
fear of ----------> His fear of flying made travel difficult.
fondness for ----------> Her fondness for traveling led to her career in the travel industry.
habit of ----------> His habit of smoking in restaurants caused many problems in California.
interest in ----------> Her career as a pilot evolved out of her interest in flying.
knowledge of ----------> Her knowledge of climbing helped her during the competition.
love of ----------> His love of singing developed when he was a child.
memory of ----------> Their memories of traveling in Africa will stay with them forever.
preference for ----------> I think his preference for speaking his native language is natural.
process of ----------> The process of painting such a large mural is more complicated than you might
think.
reaction to ----------> His reaction to winning the prize was quite funny.
reason for ----------> The main reason for taking the course is to improve your language skills.
regret for ----------> The criminal's regret for committing the crime did not convince the judge.
report on ----------> The magazine's report on choosing the right car was not well researched.
reputation for ----------> Her reputation for lying is well known.
responsibility for ----------> His responsibility for completing the project on time was acknowledged by
the company.
story about ----------> I don't know if I believe his story about seeing a UFO.
talent for ----------> His talent for learning languages was impressive.

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ABOUT AT BY FOR FROM IN OF TO WITH

serious about excited at ready for jealous of receptive to fed up with

upset about good at renowned for kind of related to familiar with

worried about hopeless at responsible for nice of rude to furious with

mad at respected for proud of similar to ok with

present at sorry for scared of superior to pleased with

shocked at suitable for silly of unfriendly to popular with

skilled at thankful for sweet of satisfied with

 “Texas is famous for rodeos.”

also to emphasize someone’s feelings toward a specific event, thing, or person.

 “Marianne feels bad for her coworker.”

 “Paris is especially crowded with tourists in the summertime.”

 “The man was amazed at/by the number of people offering to help him.”

 “James is good at playing the guitar.” (correct); “I’m terrible at golf.” (correct)

Adjectives with multiple prepositions

 “She’s very sorry about the mistake.”

 “Mark is disappointed with the decision.”

 “I’m so happy for them.” (people)

 “Dad is angry with Elizabeth.” (person)

accustomed to He is accustomed to having his own office.

addicted to She is addicted to watching TV.

afraid of She is afraid of speaking in public.

anxious about Norma is anxious about making the presentation.

bored of I am bored of doing the same old job.

capable of He is capable of winning a gold medal.

committed to She is committed to improving her English.

concerned about Nancy was concerned about being late.

content with Tim is content with winning second place.

dedicated to The organization is dedicated to ending poverty.

devoted to The money will be devoted to protecting the environment.

disappointed with Fiona was disappointed with coming in third place.

discouraged by He was discouraged by not getting the job.

excited about The researcher was excited about going to Africa.

famous for That actor is famous for being extremely weird.

fond of She is fond of having picnics.

frightened of She is frightened of being alone at night.

guilty of The banker was guilty of stealing money.

happy about He was happy about winning the lottery.

interested in She is interested in becoming a doctor.

involved in He was involved in making the movie.

known for She was known for causing problems.

opposed to They are opposed to building a new road in the park.

remembered for She is remembered for protecting mountain gorillas.

responsible for He is responsible for causing the damage.

scared of Tina is scared of being alone at night.

terrified of The surfer is terrified of being attacked by a shark.

tired from She is tired from working all day.

tired of Margaret is tired of making dinner every night.

addiction to ----------> His addiction to surfing the Internet is a problem.

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