60 Common Adjective and Preposition Combinations

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Introduction

Prepositions are essential because they provide additional details about the sentence.

Adjectives are determiners that can be placed in two different positions within a sentence to modify or describe a person or a thing. Certain adjectives are used only with specific prepositions.

Form

The most commonly used prepositions which follow certain adjectives are at, for, of, to and in.

Examples of adjectives which precede these prepositions in sentences are:

  • Angry, bad, brilliant, good, lucky, present, slow, terrible… + at + …
  • Famous, grateful, known, prepared, responsible, sorry… + for + …
  • Afraid, ashamed, aware, bad, difficult, full, jealous, made, proud, scared, tired… + of + …
  • Addicted, connected, engaged, friendly, grateful, limited, married, polite… + to + …
  • Dressed, interested, involved, skilled… + in + …

Example

  • At
    • The audience is angry at the musician.
    • She is good at drawing.
    • All students should be present at the theatre play, it’s compulsory.
  • For
    • I am very sorry for your loss.
    • Smoking is extremely bad for you.
    • The novel was too difficult for his class.
  • Of
    • The director is very proud of his movie.
    • Jason was ashamed of his behavior.
    • She is full of energy.
  • To
    • I think I’m a bit addicted to music.
    • He doesn’t feel connected to his country at all.
    • My sister is married to an English photographer.
  • In
    • I’m interested in modern art.
    • She is involved in promoting modern music.
    • They both are skilled in chemistry and mathematics.

Use

Some prepositions can follow certain adjectives in order to express something, but there are no grammatical rules on how to combine them in a sentence.

Summary

Prepositions are important as they provide additional information about the sentence. We can use certain adjectives only with specific prepositions. There is no rule regarding this topic, therefore you need to learn them by heart.

  • Angry, bad, brilliant, good, lucky, present, slow, terrible… + at + …
  • Famousknown, prepared, responsible, sorry… + for + …
  • Bad, difficult, full, jealous, madescared, tired… + of + …
  • Addicted, connected, friendlylimitedpolite… + to + …
  • Dressed, interested, involved, skilled… + in + …

For example:
— “She is good at being a good friend.”
— “I am responsible for the adverts.”

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