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Unit
131 Adjective + preposition 2

A adjective + of
afraid / scared / frightened / terrified OF …
‘Are you afraid of spiders?’ ‘Yes, I’m terrified of them.’
fond / proud / ashamed / jealous / envious OF …
Why is he so jealous of other people?
suspicious / critical / tolerant OF …
They didn’t trust me. They were suspicious of my motives.

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 doing the job well.
full / short OF …
Amy is a very active person. She’s always full of energy.
I’m a bit 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.

B 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 handwriting 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. Chris wasn’t 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?

Preposition + -ing ➜ Unit 60 afraid of/to … ➜ Unit 66A Adjective + preposition 1 ➜ Unit 130
262 American English ➜ Appendix 7