Unit 128 Adjective + Preposition 2

 형용사 + 전치사  2

  A     Adjective + of (1)

• afraid / frightened / terrified / scared OF . . . “Are you afraid of spiders?”  “Yes, I’m terrified of them.”

  fond / proud / ashamed / jealous / envious OF . . . Why are you always so jealous of other people?

  suspicious / critical / tolerant OF . . . He didn’t trust me. He was suspicious of my intentions.

  B     Adjective + of (2)

• 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 passing the exam.

  full / short OF . . . The letter I wrote was full of mistakes. (not full with) I’m a little short of money. Can you lend me some?

  typical OF . . . He’s late again. It’s typical of him to keep everybody waiting.

  tired / sick OF . . . Come on, let’s go! I’m tired of waiting. (= I’ve had enough of waiting.)

  certain / sure OF  or  ABOUT . . . I think she’s arriving tonight, but I’m not sure of that.  or  . . . sure about that.

  C     Adjective + at / to / from / in / on / with / for

• good / bad / excellent / better / hopeless, etc. AT . . . I’m not very good at repairing things. (not good in repairing things)

  married / engaged TO . . . Linda is married to an American. (not married with)  but Linda is married with three children. (= she is married and has three children)

  similar TO . . . Your writing is similar to mine.

  different FROM  or  different THAN . . . The film was different from what I’d expected. (or different than what I’d expected.)

  interested IN . . . Are you interested in art?

  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?

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