1. Grammar V E r i k a A r g u e l l o M a r i o S a l a z a r
S h i r l e y V s q u e z Adjectives followed by prepositionsto 14
April - 2015
2. 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 theres 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. Here is a list of the most common
adjective + preposition combinations to express people's feelings.
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: Shes the one whos married to a doctor, isnt she? Youll be
responsible to the head of the Finance department. Married TO
someone (Linda is married to an American.)
3. The use of preposition to on Adjectives Use with to usually
referring to: SIMILARITY:close, equal, identical, related, similar
Example: His painting is similar to Van Gough. MARRIAGE: married,
engaged Example: Jack is engaged to Jill LOYALTY:dedicated,
devoted, loyal Example: He was dedicated to his job. RANK:junior,
senior Example: John requested some help to his senior. 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: She
was very generous to me when I was staying with her. It was rude of
him to leave so suddenly. She was rude to him for no reason. How
can you be so unfriendly to your neighbors?
4. Common Adjective Preposition Combinations A Accustomed to
Addicted to Allergic to Attached to Able to B Beneficial to E
Exposed to Engaged to F Faithful to G Grateful to I Identical to
Immune to Inferior to Indifferent to K Kind to L Limited to O
Opposed to P Polite to R Related to Relevant to M Married to S
sensitive to Similar to superior to T Thankful to U Used to
5. Bibliography: Extractedthe 15 of April of 2015 fromwebsite:
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 Adjectivesextractedfrom:
http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/prepositions/adj_pre.htm
http://www.englishleap.com/grammar/prepositions-after-adjectives
6. ACTIVITY 1. - Choose the correct adjective + preposition
combination. 1. - My cousin is going to get ________________ a
millionaire next spring. a) married with b) married of c) married
to d) married in 2.-Joshua is so_____________ his friends and
family. He is a great person. a) generous to b) generous with c)
generous of d) generous for 3.- I'vebeen married my husband for 10
years. A) for B) to C) of 4.- A ball gown is similar an evening
dress. A) To B) For C) Of 5.- Who is James married ? a) With b) To
c) For d)
7. 6.- I came near ____ hitting them. --- to 7.- She was very
good ____ us. to at 8. She was so kind __________ me when I was
having problems. (a) to (b) with 2. - CHOOSE THE CORRECT SENTENCE:
9. - The Export Manager is responsible to the Sales Director. 9. -
He is responsible to preparing handouts. 10.- I was amazedto see
Nuriaafterso manyyears. I was amazed toseeing
Nuriaaftersomanyyears.