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Unit 130 · Prepositions

Adjective + preposition 1

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A

nice / kind / good / generous / polite / honest / stupid / silly etc. OF somebody (to do something)

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Thank you. It was very nice of you to help me.

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It was stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.

(be) nice / kind / good / generous / polite / rude / friendly / cruel etc. TO somebody

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They have always been very nice to me. (not with me)

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Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?

B

angry / annoyed / furious / upset ABOUT something

WITH somebody FOR doing something

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There's no point in getting angry about things that don't matter.

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Are you annoyed with me for being late?

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Lisa is upset about not being invited to the party.

excited / worried / nervous / happy etc. ABOUT something

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Are you nervous about the exam?

pleased / satisfied / happy / delighted / disappointed WITH something you get or experience

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They were delighted with the present I gave them.

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Were you happy with your exam results?

C

surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished / upset AT / BY something

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Everybody was surprised at the news. or … by the news.

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I hope you weren't shocked by what I said. or … at what I said.

impressed WITH / BY somebody/something

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I'm very impressed with (or by) her English. It's very good.

fed up / bored WITH something

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I don't enjoy my job any more. I'm fed up with it. / I'm bored with it.

tired OF something

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Come on, let's go! I'm tired of waiting.

D

sorry ABOUT a situation or something that happened

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I'm sorry about the mess. I'll clear it up later.

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Sorry about last night. (= Sorry about something that happened last night)

sorry FOR / ABOUT something you did or caused

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I'm sorry for shouting at you yesterday. (or sorry about shouting)

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Sorry for the delay. (or Sorry about the delay)

You can also say 'I'm sorry I (did something)':

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I'm sorry I shouted at you yesterday.

feel / be sorry FOR somebody in a bad situation

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I feel sorry for Mark. He's had a lot of bad luck. (not I feel sorry about Mark)

→ Preposition + -ing → Unit 60 · Adjective + to … → Unit 65 · sorry to / sorry for … → Unit 66C · Adjective + preposition 2 → Unit 131

Exercises (3)

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130.1

Complete the sentences using nice of …, kind of … etc.

  1. 1
    Tom offered to drive me to the airport.
    (nice) That was nice of him. example
  2. 2
    I needed money and Lisa gave me some.
    (generous) That her.
  3. 3
    They didn't invite us to their party.
    (not very nice) That wasn't .
  4. 4
    Can I help you with your luggage?
    (very kind) That's you.
  5. 5
    Kevin never says 'thank you'.
    (not very polite) That isn't him.
  6. 6
    They've had an argument and now they refuse to speak to each other.
    (a bit childish) That's a bit them.
130.2

Complete the sentences using an adjective + preposition. Choose from: amazed angry bored careless excited impressed kind nervous

amazedangryboredcarelessexcitedimpressedkindnervous
  1. 1
    Are you nervous about the exam? example
  2. 2
    Thank you for all you've done. You've been very me.
  3. 3
    What have I done wrong? Why are you me?
  4. 4
    You must be very your trip next week. It sounds really great.
  5. 5
    I wasn't the service in the restaurant. We had to wait ages.
  6. 6
    Ben isn't very happy at college. He says he's the course he's doing.
  7. 7
    I'd never seen so many people before. I was the crowds.
  8. 8
    It was you to leave the car unlocked while you were shopping.
130.3

Put in the correct preposition.

  1. 1
    They were delighted with the present I gave them. example
  2. 2
    It was nice you to come and see me when I was ill.
  3. 3
    Why are you always so rude people? Why can't you be more polite?
  4. 4
    We always have the same food every day. I'm fed up it.
  5. 5
    We had a good holiday, but we were disappointed the hotel.
  6. 6
    I can't understand people who are cruel animals.
  7. 7
    I was surprised the way he behaved. It was completely out of character.
  8. 8
    I've been trying to learn Japanese, but I'm not very satisfied my progress.
  9. 9
    Tanya doesn't look very well. I'm worried her.
  10. 10
    I'm sorry yesterday. I completely forgot we'd arranged to meet.
  11. 11
    There's no point in feeling sorry yourself. It won't help you.
  12. 12
    Are you still upset what I said to you yesterday?
  13. 13
    Some people say Kate is unfriendly, but she's always been very nice me.
  14. 14
    I'm tired doing the same thing every day. I need a change.
  15. 15
    We interviewed ten people for the job, and we weren't impressed any of them.
  16. 16
    Vicky is annoyed me because I didn't agree with her.
  17. 17
    I'm sorry the smell in this room. I've just finished painting it.
  18. 18
    I was shocked what I saw. I'd never seen anything like it before.
  19. 19
    Jack is sorry what he did. He won't do it again.
  20. 20
    The hotel was incredibly expensive. I was amazed the price of a room.
  21. 21
    Paul made the wrong decision. It was honest him to admit it.
  22. 22
    You've been very generous me. You've helped me a lot.
  23. 23
    Our neighbours were very angry the noise we made.
  24. 24
    Our neighbours were furious us making so much noise.