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ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

VERBS + VERBS + PREPOSITIONPREPOSITION

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ADJ OR VERB + INADJ OR VERB + IN

INTERESTED IN… Are u interested INTERESTED IN… Are u interested ININ art? art?

ABSORBED IN ABSORBED IN he was absorbed he was absorbed ININ his book his book

INVOLVED IN*INVOLVED IN* she’s involved she’s involved ININ politics politics

SUCCESSFUL IN he was successful SUCCESSFUL IN he was successful ININ winning … winning …

BELIEVE INBELIEVE IN Do you believe Do you believe ININ ghosts? ghosts?

SPECIALISE INSPECIALISE IN She specialises She specialises ININ company company lawlaw

SUCCEED IN SUCCEED IN I hope u succeed I hope u succeed ININ finding a finding a jobjob

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ADJ OR VERB ADJ OR VERB + + TOTO

ACCORDING TOACCORDING TO According According TOTO Tom it’s too late Tom it’s too late SIMILAR TOSIMILAR TO Your writing is similar Your writing is similar TOTO mine mineLISTEN TOLISTEN TO Listen to me , when I talk Listen to me , when I talk TOTO u! u!MARRIED TOMARRIED TO Linda is married to AdamLinda is married to Adam

But: She’s married with 3 childrenBut: She’s married with 3 childrenAPOLOGIZE TOAPOLOGIZE TO (sb)(sb) They apologize They apologize TOTO me for….. me for…..TALK/SPEAK TOTALK/SPEAK TO (sb)(sb) Did you talk Did you talk TOTO him? him?HAPPEN TOHAPPEN TO What happens What happens TOTO you? you?INVITE (sb) TOINVITE (sb) TO He invited me He invited me TOTO the wedding the weddingPrefer (st/sb) to Prefer (st/sb) to I prefer tea I prefer tea TOTO coffee coffeeDUE TO *DUE TO * The delay is due The delay is due TOTO techn. techn. ProbProbDIFFERENT TO/FROM The film was different from what DIFFERENT TO/FROM The film was different from what

I’d expectedI’d expected

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ADJ OR VERB + OFADJ OR VERB + OFAFRAID OFAFRAID OF I’m afraid I’m afraid OFOF spiders spidersAWARE/CONSCIOUS OFAWARE/CONSCIOUS OFAre you aware Are you aware OFOF that? that?NICE/KIND/GOOD/POLITE/STUPID/SILLY/NICE/KIND/GOOD/POLITE/STUPID/SILLY/ ((OF SB to do STHOF SB to do STH)) It’s kind of you to help meIt’s kind of you to help meNICE/KIND/GOOD/GENEROUS/POLITE/RUDE/NICE/KIND/GOOD/GENEROUS/POLITE/RUDE/FRIENDLY/CRUEL (FRIENDLY/CRUEL (TO SBTO SB))

She’s always been very nice to meShe’s always been very nice to meFOND/ PROUD/JEALOUS OF She’s jealous FOND/ PROUD/JEALOUS OF She’s jealous OFOF you youSHORT/FULL OFSHORT/FULL OF I’m a bit short I’m a bit short OFOF money money TIRED/SICK OFTIRED/SICK OF I’m tired I’m tired OFOF waiting waitingSCARED/AFRAID/FRIGHTENED OFSCARED/AFRAID/FRIGHTENED OFCAPABLE/INCAPABLE OFCAPABLE/INCAPABLE OF You’re capable You’re capable OFOF doing.doing.TYPICAL OFTYPICAL OF That’s typical That’s typical OFOF him! him!ACCUSE/SUSPECT/CONSIST The meal consists ACCUSE/SUSPECT/CONSIST The meal consists OFOF……

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ADJ OR VERB + FORADJ OR VERB + FORASK sb FORASK sb FOR I ask them I ask them FORFOR more info more infoAPPLY FORAPPLY FOR She applied She applied FORFOR the job the jobWAIT FORWAIT FOR Can you wait Can you wait FORFOR me? me?SEARCH FORSEARCH FOR I’ve searched for her I’ve searched for her anywhereanywhereLEAVE FORLEAVE FOR She left She left FORFOR LA yesterday LA yesterdayAPOLOGIZE (to sb for st) I ap.. to them APOLOGIZE (to sb for st) I ap.. to them FORFOR my mistake my mistakeBLAME sb FOR*BLAME sb FOR* They blame me They blame me FORFOR that thatPREPARED FORPREPARED FOR I’m prepared I’m prepared FORFOR that thatREADY FORREADY FOR Are you ready Are you ready FOR FOR the wed..?the wed..?FAMOUS FORFAMOUS FOR He’s famous He’s famous FORFOR his voice his voiceRESPONSIBLE FORRESPONSIBLE FOR Who was responsible for that?Who was responsible for that?BE SORRY FOR SB/ BE SORRY FOR SB/ I’ m sorry I’ m sorry forfor that thatSORRY ABOUT a situation, SORRY ABOUT a situation, STH happenedSTH happened

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ADJ OR VERB + ONADJ OR VERB + ON

DEPENDDEPEND It depends It depends ONON you you

RELY ONRELY ON You can rely You can rely ONON me me

LIVE ON (money LIVE ON (money ) She can’t live ) She can’t live ONON her wage her wage

CONGRATULATE sb ON I congr. her CONGRATULATE sb ON I congr. her ONON her success her success

CONCENTRATE ONCONCENTRATE ON I can’t concentrate I can’t concentrate ONON that! that!

INSIST ONINSIST ON She insisted She insisted ONON coming coming

SPEND money ONSPEND money ON She spends a lot She spends a lot ONON food food

KEEN ON I’m not keen KEEN ON I’m not keen ONON going out going out

DEPENDENT ON DEPENDENT ON I’m depending I’m depending ONON you you

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ADJ OR VERB + ATADJ OR VERB + AT

GOOD/BAD/BETTER/GOOD/BAD/BETTER/ I’m bad I’m bad ATAT Maths Maths

LOOK/STARELOOK/STARE Are you looking Are you looking ATAT me?me?

AIM/POINT ATAIM/POINT AT Don’t point Don’t point ATAT me! me!

SHOUT ATSHOUT AT She souted She souted ATAT him! him!

THROW st AT (to hit sb)THROW st AT (to hit sb) He throw the egg He throw the egg ATAT himhim

LAUGH ATLAUGH AT She laughed She laughed AT AT meme

AMAZED ATAMAZED AT We’re amazed at the We’re amazed at the newsnews

SHOCKED/ASTONISHED/SURPRISED ATSHOCKED/ASTONISHED/SURPRISED AT ….….

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…….more.moreSUFFERING SUFFERING FROMFROMTALK/READ/KNOW TALK/READ/KNOW ABOUTABOUTWARN WARN SB ABOUTSB ABOUT REMIND REMIND SB OFSB OF = cause sb remember = cause sb rememberREMIND REMIND SB ABOUTSB ABOUT= tell sb not to forget= tell sb not to forgetCRASH/DRIVE/RUN CRASH/DRIVE/RUN INTO INTOPROVIDE/SUPPLY PROVIDE/SUPPLY WITHWITHDIVIDE/CUT/SPLIT (st) DIVIDE/CUT/SPLIT (st) INTOINTOTRANSLATE FROM …TRANSLATE FROM …INTOINTOFED UP/BORED/ANNOYED/FILL FED UP/BORED/ANNOYED/FILL STHSTH WITHWITHEXCITED EXCITED ABOUTABOUTCROWDED WITH = CROWDED WITH = FULL OFFULL OF

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IMPRESSED IMPRESSED WITH/BYWITH/BYFED UP FED UP WITHWITHBORED BORED WITHWITHCROWDED WITHCROWDED WITHANGRY/ANNOYED/FURIOUS ANGRY/ANNOYED/FURIOUS ABOUT STHABOUT STH

WITH SB forWITH SB for

EXCITED/WORRIED/UPSET/NERVOUS/EXCITED/WORRIED/UPSET/NERVOUS/HAPPY HAPPY ABOUTABOUT

DELIGHTED/PLEASED/SATISFIED/HAPPY DELIGHTED/PLEASED/SATISFIED/HAPPY WITHWITH

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For ReferenceFor Reference

See ‘See ‘ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE’ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE’

By R. MurphyBy R. Murphy

From Unit 130 to Unit 136From Unit 130 to Unit 136