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TIPS

TIPS. ADJECTIVES VERBS + PREPOSITION. ADJ OR VERB + IN. INTERESTED IN… Are u interested IN art? ABSORBED IN he was absorbed IN his book INVOLVED IN* she’s involved IN politics SUCCESSFUL IN he was successful IN winning …

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TIPS

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  1. TIPS ADJECTIVES VERBS + PREPOSITION

  2. ADJ OR VERB + IN • INTERESTED IN… Are u interested IN art? • ABSORBED IN he was absorbed IN his book • INVOLVED IN* she’s involved IN politics • SUCCESSFUL IN he was successful IN winning … • BELIEVE IN Do you believe IN ghosts? • SPECIALISE IN She specialises IN company law • SUCCEED IN I hope u succeed IN finding a job

  3. ADJ OR VERB + TO • ACCORDING TO According TO Tom it’s too late • SIMILAR TO Your writing is similar TO mine • LISTEN TO Listen to me , when I talk TO u! • MARRIED TO Linda is married to Adam But: She’s married with 3 children • APOLOGIZE TO (sb) They apologize TO me for….. • TALK/SPEAK TO (sb) Did you talk TO him? • HAPPEN TO What happens TO you? • INVITE (sb) TO He invited me TO the wedding • Prefer (st/sb) to I prefer tea TO coffee • DUE TO * The delay is due TO techn. Prob • DIFFERENT TO/FROM The film was different from what I’d expected

  4. ADJ OR VERB + OF • AFRAID OF I’m afraid OF spiders • AWARE/CONSCIOUS OF Are you aware OF that? • NICE/KIND/GOOD/POLITE/STUPID/SILLY/ (OF SB to do STH) It’s kind of you to help me • NICE/KIND/GOOD/GENEROUS/POLITE/RUDE/FRIENDLY/CRUEL (TO SB) She’s always been very nice to me • FOND/ PROUD/JEALOUS OF She’s jealous OF you • SHORT/FULL OF I’m a bit short OF money • TIRED/SICK OF I’m tired OF waiting • SCARED/AFRAID/FRIGHTENED OF • CAPABLE/INCAPABLE OF You’re capable OF doing. • TYPICAL OF That’s typical OF him! • ACCUSE/SUSPECT/CONSIST The meal consists OF…

  5. ADJ OR VERB + FOR • ASK sb FOR I ask them FOR more info • APPLY FOR She applied FOR the job • WAIT FOR Can you wait FOR me? • SEARCH FOR I’ve searched for her anywhere • LEAVE FOR She left FOR LA yesterday • APOLOGIZE (to sb for st) I ap.. to them FOR my mistake • BLAME sb FOR* They blame me FOR that • PREPARED FOR I’m prepared FOR that • READY FOR Are you ready FOR the wed..? • FAMOUS FOR He’s famous FOR his voice • RESPONSIBLE FOR Who was responsible for that? • BE SORRY FOR SB/ I’ m sorry for that • SORRY ABOUT a situation, STH happened

  6. ADJ OR VERB + ON • DEPEND It depends ON you • RELY ON You can rely ON me • LIVE ON (money ) She can’t live ON her wage • CONGRATULATE sb ON I congr. her ON her success • CONCENTRATE ON I can’t concentrate ON that! • INSIST ON She insisted ON coming • SPEND money ON She spends a lot ON food • KEEN ON I’m not keen ON going out • DEPENDENT ON I’m depending ON you

  7. ADJ OR VERB + AT • GOOD/BAD/BETTER/ I’m bad AT Maths • LOOK/STARE Are you looking AT me? • AIM/POINT AT Don’t point AT me! • SHOUT AT She souted AT him! • THROW st AT (to hit sb) He throw the egg AT him • LAUGH AT She laughed AT me • AMAZED AT We’re amazed at the news • SHOCKED/ASTONISHED/SURPRISED AT ….

  8. ….more • SUFFERING FROM • TALK/READ/KNOW ABOUT • WARN SB ABOUT • REMIND SB OF = cause sb remember • REMIND SB ABOUT= tell sb not to forget • CRASH/DRIVE/RUN INTO • PROVIDE/SUPPLY WITH • DIVIDE/CUT/SPLIT (st) INTO • TRANSLATE FROM …INTO • FED UP/BORED/ANNOYED/FILL STHWITH • EXCITED ABOUT • CROWDED WITH = FULL OF

  9. ..MORE • IMPRESSED WITH/BY • FED UP WITH • BORED WITH • CROWDED WITH • ANGRY/ANNOYED/FURIOUS ABOUT STH WITH SB for • EXCITED/WORRIED/UPSET/NERVOUS/ HAPPY ABOUT • DELIGHTED/PLEASED/SATISFIED/HAPPY WITH

  10. For Reference See ‘ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE’ By R. Murphy From Unit 130 to Unit 136

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