Прилагательное с предлогом
Прилагательное + of ...
- good / nice / kind / generous / polite / silly / stupid of somebody (to do something).
- Thank you. It was very kind of you to help me.
- It was so stupid of me to come without passport to rent a car.
- afraid / frightened / terrified / scared of ...
- "Are you afraid of spiders?" "Yes, I'm terrified of them."
- proud / ashamed / fond / jealous / resentful of ...
- Why are you always so jealous of other people?
- suspicious / critical / tolerant of ...
- He did't trust me. He was suspicious of my intentions.
- aware / conscious of ...
- "Did you know he was married?" "No, I wasn't aware of that."
- capable / incapable of ...
- I'm sure you are capable of great love.
- full / short of ...
- The letter I wrote was full of mistakes.
- I'm a bit short of money. Can you lend me some?
- typical of ...
- Marta is late again. It's typical of her to make everybody waiting.
- tired / sick of ...
- Come on, let's go! I'm tired of waiting.
- certain / sure of или about ...
- I think Dina is arriving tomorrow morning, but I'm not sure of that.
- She wins, and I'm certain about that.
be + прилагательное + to ...
- be nice / kind / good / generous / polite / stupid / silly to somebody.
- They have always been very nice to me.
- Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?
Прилагательное + about ...
- annoyed / angry / furious about something.
- She's always gets angry about little things that her boyfriend says.
- excited / worried / upset / nervous / happy about a situation.
- Are you excited about going away next week?
- Vika is very upset about not being invited to the boat walk.
Прилагательное + with ...
- angry / annoyed / furious with somebody for doing something.
- Are you annoyed with me for being late?
- happy / delighted / pleased / satisfied / disappointed with чем-то, что вы получили или увидели результат чего-то.
- I was delighted with the conditions you provided me.
- Were you happy with your exam results?
Прилагательное + at / by / with ...
- surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished at / by something.
- Everybody was surprised at (или by) the news.
- Sofia was shocked by (или at) what I said.
- impressed with / by something.
- I'm very impressed with (или by) her English. It's very good.
- fed up / bored with something.
- I don't enjoy my job any more. I'm fed up with it.
Прилагательное + to / from / at / in / on / with / for ...
- good / bad / brilliant / better / hopeless at something.
- I'm not very good at repairing things.
- married / engaged to something.
- Linda is married to an American.
- but Linda is married with three children.
- similar to ...
- Your writing is similar to mine.
- different from или to ...
- The film was different from what I'd expected.
- interested in ...
- Are you interested in art?
- keen on ...
- We stayed at home because Ana wasn't very keen on going out.
- dependent on ...
- I don't want to be dependent on anybody.
- independent of или from...
- Independent of external factors, everything can be explained in inner terms.
- Mary became completely independent from her parents at 21.
- crowded with ...
- The streets were crowded with tourists.
- famous for ...
- Spain is famous for its Mediterranean beaches.
- responsible for ...
- Who was responsible for all that noise last night?
Sorry + about / for
- sorry about за ситуаци или за то, что произошло.
- I'm sorry about the mess. I'll clear it up later.
- We're all sorry about Julie losing her job.
- sorry for / about за то что вы сделали.
- Alex is very sorry for what he said.
- I'm sorry about shouting at you yesterday.
- Также можно сказать I'm sorry I ....
- I'm sorry I shouted at you yesterday.
- be sorry / feel sorry for перед кем-то, кто в плохой ситуации.
- I feel sorry for Matt. He's had a lot of bad luck.