Sunday, March 14, 2010

GRAMMAR NO. 2: Adjectives and Prepositions

EXPLANATION

Many adjectives in English are followed by one specific preposition. Pay attention to the following combinations:

To be ...

happy about s.th.
good at
sure of
sorry for
happy with s.o.

Many times, 2 prepositions are possible, but with 2 different uses, for example:

I am responsible for my mistakes
I am responsible to my boss (to be controled by my boss)


When these prepositions are followed by a verb, the gerund -ing is always used. For example:

He is sorry for seeing Jack so tired
I am sure of knowing the answer
We are angry about your being so late everyday

*** A good list here

PRACTICE


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