Prepositions and adjectives
In English grammar, it's sometimes hard to remember which preposition is used with which adjective. The list below is a handy reference for the more common adjectives.
afraid
of
"I'm
afraid of heights."
also scared
of,
frightened
of
angry
about
something
"She was angry about the new rules at work."
angry
with
someone
"He was angry with his son for coming home late."
bad
at
something
"The student was bad at Geography."
also
good
at
crazy
about
something
"She was crazy about the Spice Girls and had all
their CD's."
different
from
or to
something / someone
"The English are different from the
Americans."
happy
to
do something
"She was happy to help."
also glad
to
and pleased
to
happy
for
someone
"I was happy for him when he passed his exam."
also
pleased
for
happy
with
someone / something
"The boss was happy with his
work."
also pleased
with
and satisfied
with
ill
with
something
"She's ill with the flu."
nice
to
someone
"Be nice to him - he's had a bad day."
polite
to
someone
"The policeman was very polite to me."
ready
to
do something
"I'm ready to start work now."
ready
for something
/ someone
"It takes me an hour to get the children ready
for school."
responsible
for
something / someone
"She felt responsible for her
children."
tired
from
doing something (physically tired)
"I'm tired from all this
hard work."
also exhausted
from
tired
with
or of
something
(fed up, bored with)
"She was tired of taking the train to
work every day and decided to drive instead."
typical
of
someone
"It's typical of her to do that for you - she
always offers to help."