12.10.2012:

Adjectives and Prepositions

Adjectives and prepositions. Some adjectives need a preposition before their object.  It doesn't seem to be logical - I'm afraid we just need to learn them!

Here are some of the most common ones:

·                     famous for
India is famous for its food.

·                     proud of
He is very proud of his student.

·                     interested in
Ammu is very interested in cooking.

·                     pleased with
Ammu is very pleased with her new Badam milk recipe.

·                     bad at
They are very bad at maths.

·                     good at
Ammu is very good at Maths.

·                     married to
Sita has been married to Ram for 20 years.

·                     excited about
I'm very excited about my holiday.

·                     different from / to
Coffee is different from tea.

·                     afraid of
Ammu is afraid of snakes.