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ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION:

nice / kind / good / stupid / silly / intelligent / clever / sensible (1) / (im)polite / rude (2) / unreasonable (3) OF someone (to do something):

- Thank you it was very nice / kind of you to help me.

It's stupid of her to go out without a coat.

nice / kind / good / (im)polite / rude / (un)pleasant (4) / (un)friendly / cruel TO someone:

- She has always been very nice / kind to me.

Why are you so rude / unfriendly to Ann?

angry / furious (5) ABOUT something // WITH someone FOR something:

- Why are you so angry about it?

They were furious with me for not inviting them to my party.

pleased (6) / disappointed (7) / satisfied (8) WITH something: - I was pleased with the present you gave me.

Were you disappointed with your examination results?

bored / fed up (9) WITH something:

- You get bored / fed up with doing the same thing every day.

surprised (10) / shocked / amazed (11) / astonished (12) AT / BY something:

- Everyone was surprised by /at the news.

exited / worried / upset (13) ABOUT something:

- Are you exited about going on holiday next week?

afraid / scared (14) / frightened / terrified OF someone / something

- Are you afraid of dogs?

proud / ashamed (15) OF someone / something:

- I'm not ashamed of what I did.

good / bad / excellent / brilliant / hopeless (16) AT (doing) something:

- I'm not very good at repairing things.

married TO someone

- Linda is married to an American.

sorry ABOUT something:

- I'm sorry about the noise last night.

sorry FOR doing something

- I'm sorry for shouting at you yesterday.

be / feel sorry FOR someone

- I feel sorry for George.

famous FOR something:

- Florence is famous for its art treasures.

responsible (17) FOR something:

- Who was responsible for this noise last night?

interested IN something:

Are you interested in art?

fond (18) OF something / someone:

- Mary is fond of animals.

full OF something:

- The letter was full of mistakes.

short OF (19) something:

- I'm a bit short of money.

keen ON (20) something:

- We stayed at home because Mary wasn't very keen on going out in the rain.

similar TO (21) something:

- Your writing is similar to mine.

crowded WITH (22) (people,...)

- The city was crowded with tourists.

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