Prepositional Phrases

Adjective and Prepositions that often appear together.

Adjective and Preposition Collocations

  • absorbed in
  • according to
  • accustomed to
  • afraid of
  • angry (mad) at
  • angry (mad) about
  • anxious for
  • anxious about
  • ashamed of
  • aware of
  • bad at
  • bad for
  • capable of
  • confident of
  • due to
  • due for
  • different from
  • exposed to
  • fed up with
  • fit for
  • fond of
  • frightened of
  • frightened at
  • full of
  • good at
  • good for
  • interested in
  • involved in
  • keen on
  • liable for
  • liable to
  • married to
  • nevous of
  • nice of
  • owning to
  • pleased with
  • prepared for
  • proud of
  • ready for
  • responsible for
  • responsible to
  • scared 0f
  • sorry for/about
  •  successful in
  • suspicious of
  • terrified of
  • tired of
  • used to

Prepositional Phrases Sentences

She was absorbed in her book.

According to John it's 4:50

Marthoners are accustomed to get up early in the morning.

He is afraid/frightened/scared of the dark.

He is bad/good at cricket. (a bad or good player)

He got involved in the accident.

 

English Grammar, Common Errors in English Usage
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Common Errors in English Usage

ALL OF THE SUDDEN / ALL OF A SUDDEN

An unexpected event happens is "All of a sudden" & not "All of the sudden".

ADVANCE/ADVANCED
Advance : When we hear about something in advance, earlier than other people, you get advance notice or information.

"Advanced" means "complex, sophisticated" and doesn't necessarily
have anything to do with the revealing of secrets.

for or fore
The most common word “for,” is not a problem for most people.

& “Fore” always has to do with the front of something (it’s what you shout to warn people when you’ve sent a ball their way). …

unpleased or displeased
“Unpleased” is considered archaic; the standard modern word for your reaction to something you don’t like is “displeased.”

However “unpleasing” is still current to describe something that fails to please: “the arrangement of ‘Silent Night’ for truck air horns was unpleasing.” But “displeasing” is more common.