UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO

FACULTA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS

LANGUAGES SCHOOLSIXTH SEMESTER

GRAMMAR VI

TOPIC:

ADJECTIVES + PREPOSITIONS (OF/AT/FROM/IN/ON/WITH/FOR)

PROFESSOR:

MSG. MAGDALENA ULLAURI

STUDENTS:

MARIO SALAZAR

SHIRLEY VASQUEZ

MARZO - AGOSTO 2015

Adjectives followed by Prepositions

Specific prepositions are used after certain adjectives. There is no definite rule to ascertain which preposition should be used with which adjective. We simply need to learn them. But there’s no need to fret on the thought of learning without knowing the rule as people do manage to memorize them through constant usage and with a little time.

Adjectives are used in simple sentences to describe people and objects. For example, she is an interesting speaker. More complex sentences use adjectives + prepositions to make statements about a person's attitude towards something. For example, she is excited about the concert tonight.

Preposition Rules

There are 2 major rules when it comes to the use of prepositions.

The first major rule deals with preposition choice. Certain prepositions must follow certain words, and the correct preposition must be used to make relationships between words in the sentences clear.

The second major rule deals with the prepositions place in the sentence. Prepositions must be followed by nouns, and prepositions can only go on the end of the sentence in certain situations.

Preposition Choice

Determining the correct preposition to use can be a tricky proposition. This can be especially difficult when dealing with idioms- expressions in the English language that require the use of a certain word, simply because that is the word we have chosen to use. Idiomatic expressions are expressions you just have to memorize, and when errors are made, they are almost always preposition errors.

Examples:

She’s the one who’s married to a doctor, isn’t she?

You’ll be responsible to the head of the Finance department.

Married TO someone (Linda is married to an American.)

Common Adjective Preposition Combinations

A

Accustomed toAddicted toAllergic toAttached toAble to

B

Beneficial to

E

Exposed toEngaged to

F

Faithful to

G

Grateful to

I

Identical toImmune toInferior toIndifferent to

K

Kind to

L

Limited to

O

Opposed to

P

Polite to

R

Related toRelevant to

M

Married to

M

Married to

S

sensitive toSimilar tosuperior to

T

Thankful to

U

Used to

Some adjectives take different prepositions.

Use an impersonal subject and OF and the subject of the action, or with a personal subject and TO and the object of an action.

Cruel nasty friendly nice generous polite

Good rude kind unfriendly mean unkind

Examples:

1. She was very generous to me when I was staying with her.2. It was rude of him to leave so suddenly.3. She was rude to him for no reason. 4. How can you be so unfriendly to your neighbors?

Adjectives Followed by Preposition “On”

The adjectives are used to follow by preposition “on” when we want to indicate the state of something and we use with the following specific adjectives.

keendependentbasedreliant

+

ON

Example:

1. I am keen on seeing you.2. Martha is reliant on her brother.3. Frank’s reputation depends on Joe.

Adjectives Followed by Prepositions “Of”

The adjectives are used to follow by preposition “of” when we want to indicate belonging to, relating to, or connected; we use this preposition with the following specific adjectives.

fond, proud, ashamed, jealous, envioussuspicious, critical, tolerantafraid, frightened, terrified, scaredaware, consciouscapable, incapablefull, shorttypicaltired, sick, certain, sureindependentconfidentenviousfondguiltykindnicestupid

+ OF

Examples:

1. Mary is conscious of her wrong.2. It is typical of jerry to brag a lot.3. I feel kind of guilty of my actions.4. You must of feel stupid of him.

Adjectives Followed by Prepositions “For”

Some adjectives go with certain prepositions. There is no real pattern – you need to learn them as you meet them. Here are some examples but remember that there are many other adjective + preposition combinations that are not covered here.

GoodBadReadyPerfectKnownFamousQualifiedResponsible

+ FOR

Examples:1. Mary is good for teaching.2. Joe is responsible for the accident.3. Do you really feel ready for competing?4. France is known for its delicious dishes.5. I finally qualified for my driver’s license.

Adjectives Followed by Prepositions “With”

AcquaintedAssociatedAngryBusyCarefulPleasedCrowded

+ WITH

Examples:

1. I am pleased with your work.2. Our boss looks angry with you.3. Robin is always busy with his studies.4. Frank has become associated with shady characters.

Adjectives Followed by Prepositions “In”

SuccessfulInterestedExperiencedInvolved

+ IN

Examples:

1. Roy is successful in business.2. My brothers are only experienced in Artistic Drawing.3. I am interested in car.4. My boss was involved in a corruption scandal.

Adjectives Followed by Prepositions “At”

AnnoyedAmazedBadBrilliantCleverDelightedExcellentGood

+ AT

Examples:

1. I was annoyed at Jerry´s constant talking.2. My friend is good at repairing computers.3. I am clever at playing pranks.4. Martha was amazed at Jonathan´s courage.

Adjectives Followed by Prepositions “From”

DerivedDifferentFreeSafe

+ FROM

Examples:1. Cheese is a product derived from milk.2. Ron is safe from rivals.3. My friends tell me I’m different from my family.

Table with Adjectives + Prepositions in Alphabetical OrderA

accustomed toaccused of

acquainted withaddicted to

annoyed about/with/atallergic to

amazed at/byanxious about

appreciated forashamed of

associated withastonished at/by

aware ofangry withafraid of

attached to

Bbad atbased on

beneficial toboastful for

bored withbrilliant at

busy with

Ccapable of

careful with/about/of

certain aboutcharacteristic of

clever atconnected withconscious of

content withcrazy about

crowded withcurious about

Ddissatisfied withdoubtful about

delighted at/aboutderived fromdifferent fromdisappointed with

Eeager for

eligible forenthusiastic aboutexcellent in/atexcited about

experienced inexposed toenvious of

Ffaithful to

familiar withfamous for

fed up withfree of/from

frightened offriendly with

fond offurious aboutfurnished with

full of

Ggenerous with/about

guilty of/aboutgentle with

good atgrateful to

Iidentical with/to

immune toimpressed withinferior toindifferent toinnocent ofinterested in

involved withincapable of

Hhappy about

hopeful of/about

Jjealous of

Mnervous

of/aboutnotorious for

Ppatient withpessimistic aboutpleased with

polite topopular withpresented with

proud ofpunished for

puzzled by/about

Qqualified for

Kkind tokeen on

Oopposed to

Rready for

related torelevant torespectful forresponsible for

rid of

Llate for

limited tolucky at

Ssad aboutsafe from

satisfied withscared of

sensitive toserious about

sick ofsimilar toshocked by

skilful atslow at

sorry for/aboutsuccessful in

Ssuitable forsure of/aboutsuperior tosurprised atsuspicious ofsympathetic with

Tterrible atterrified of

tired ofthankful to/for

trilled withtroubled withtypical of

Uunaware of

upset aboutused to

Wwrong with/about

worried about

Bibliography:

Extracted the 15 January of 2016 from website:

http://wwhttp://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/adjectives-prepositionsw.english-4u.de/adj_prep.html

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/prepositions/rules-for-prepositions.html

List of Adjectives extracted from:

http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/prepositions/adj_pre.htm

http://www.englishleap.com/grammar/prepositions-after-adjectives

Table of Adjectives + prepositions extracted from:

http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/prepositions/adj_pre.htm#TOP