Unit 130: Adjective + preposition 1

English Grammar in Use With Answers » Unit 130: Adjective + preposition 1

It was nice of you to ...

nice / kind / good / generous / polite / stupid / silly etc. OF somebody (to do something)

Thank you. It was very kind of you to help me.
It is stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.

but
(be) nice / kind / good / generous / polite / rude / friendly / cruel etc. TO somebody

They have always been very nice to me. (not with me)
Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?

Adjective + about / with

angry / annoyed / funous / upset	ABOUT something
	WITH somebody FOR doing something

There's no point in getting angry about things that don't matter.
Are you annoyed with me for being late?
Lisa is upset about not being invited to the party.

excited / worried / nervous / happy etc. ABOUT a situation

Are you nervous about the exam?

pleased / satisfied / happy / delighted / disappointed WITH something you receive, or the result of something

They were delighted with the present I gave them.
Were you happy with your exam results?

Adjective + at / by / with / of

surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished / upset AT or BY something

Everybody was surprised at (or by) the news.
I hope you weren't shocked by (or at) what I said.

impressed WITH or BY somebody/something

I'm very impressed with (or 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. / I'm bored with it.

tired / sick OF something

Come on, let's go! I'm tired of waiting. / I'm sick of waiting.

Sorry about / for

sorry ABOUT a situation or something that happened

I'm sorry about the mess. I'll dear it up lat er.
Sorry about last night. (= Sorry about something that happened last night)

sorry FOR or ABOUT something you did

Alex is very sorry for what he said. (or sorry about what he said)
I'm sorry for shouting at you yesterday. (or sorry about shouting)

You can also say 'I'm sorry I (did something)':

I'm sorry I shouted at you yesterday.

feel / be sorry FOR somebody who is in a bad situation

I feel sorry for Matt. He's had a lot of bad luck. (not I feel sorry about Matt)

130.1 Complete the sentences using nice of ... , kind of ... etc.

I went out in the cold without a coat. (silly)
.
Tom offered to drive me to the airport. (nice)
That was __________ him.
I needed money and Sue gave me some. (generous)
That __________ .
They didn't invite us to their party. (not very nice)
That wasn't __________ .
Can I help you with your luggage? (very kind)
__________ .
Kevin never says 'thank you'. (not very polite)
__________ .
They've had an argument and now they refuse to speak to each other. (a bit childish)
__________ .

130.2 Complete the sentences using these adjectives + a preposition:

amazed
angry
bored
careless
excited
impressed
kind
~~nervous~~

Are you the exam?
Thank you for all you've done. You've been very __________ me.
What have I done wrong? Why are you __________ me?
You must be very __________ your trip next week. It sounds really great.
I wasn't __________ the service in the restaurant. We had to wait ages before our food arrived.
Ben isn't very happy at college. He says he's __________ the course he's doing.
I'd never seen so many people before. I was __________ the crowds.
It was __________ you to leave the door unlocked when you went out.

130.3 Put in the correct preposition.

They were delighted ⁽¹⁾ the present I gave them.
It was nice ⁽²⁾ __________ you to come and see me when I was ill.
Why are you so rude ⁽³⁾ __________ people? Why can't you be more polite?
We always have the same food every day. I'm fed up ⁽⁴⁾ __________ it.
We enjoyed our holiday, but we were a bit disappointed ⁽⁵⁾ __________ the hotel.
I can't understand people who are cruel ⁽⁶⁾ __________ animals.
I was surprised ⁽⁷⁾ __________ the way he behaved. It was completely out of character.
I've been trying to learn Spanish, but I'm not very satisfied ⁽⁸⁾ __________ my progress.
Tanya doesn't look very well. I'm worried ⁽⁹⁾ __________ her.
They told me they were sorry ⁽¹⁰⁾ __________ the situation, but there was nothing they could do.
I wouldn't like to be in her position. I feel sorry ⁽¹¹⁾ __________ her.
Are you still upset ⁽¹²⁾ __________ what I said to you yesterday?
Some people say Kate is unfriendly, but she's always been very nice ⁽¹³⁾ __________ me.
I'm tired ⁽¹⁴⁾ __________ doing the same thing every day. I need a change.
The man we interviewed for the job was intelligent and we were impressed ⁽¹⁵⁾ __________ the way he answered our questions.
I'm sorry ⁽¹⁶⁾ __________ the smell of paint in this room. I've just finished redecorating it.
I was shocked ⁽¹⁷⁾ __________ what I saw. I'd never seen anything like it before.
Our neighbours were very angry ⁽¹⁸⁾ __________ the noise we made.
Our neighbours were furious ⁽¹⁹⁾ __________ us ⁽²⁰⁾ __________ making so much noise.
I'm sorry ⁽²¹⁾ __________ what I did. I hope you're not angry ⁽²²⁾ __________ me.

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