ADJECTIVE FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS: IN,OF,TO,WITH

Here is a list of common adjectives followed by the prepositions in, of, to and with:

Adjective + in

disappointed in

experienced in

interested in

rich in

Adjective + of

afraid of

ahead of

ashamed of

capable of

certain of

frightened of

fond of

full of

incapable of

proud of

tired of

typical of

Adjective + to

friendly to

kind to

nice to

married to

polite to

rude to

similar to

Adjective + with

angry with

bored with

careful with

content with

delighted with

disappointed with

happy with

sick with

impressed with

pleased with

popular with

satisfied with

wrong with

Remember!

Sometimes several prepositions are possible after certain adjectives, e.g. certain of/about. Some practice will help you to learn them.

Learning tips

Create an Adjective + preposition category in your Word List and transfer the adjectives from this unit to your Word List to learn.

Choose three adjectives from this section and write sentences about yourself or people you know, e.g. I’m pleased with my new bike.

THE PASSIVE: BY + AGENT

When we form passives, we often don’t mention the person or thing for the accion (the agent):

• The movie was made in 2004. // By + agent tells us who or what does something: // The movie was made by Steven Spielberg.
• With tells us what was used to do something. Compare: // The picture were taken by a famous photographer. // The picture were taken by an excellent camera.

Remember!. You don’t always need to use by + agent in a passive sentence. If the agent is «known», obvious or is «people in general», we omit it.

Tree more examples:

• CDs replaced records in the 1980s. / Records were replaced by CDs in the 1980s.
• Peter Jackson directed the «Lord of the Rings» trilogy. / The «Lord of the Rings» trilogy was directed by Peter Jackson.
• He washed the car with a sponge. / The car was washed with a sponge.

I hope you enjoy this exercises. See you in the next post. Bye 🙂 

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If you have any inconvenience, doubts, or questions, let your supervisor know, he’ll listen to you and solve any problems.

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I realy hope the Campus will run faster, it’s very important when you are on exams.

THE PASSIVE: SIMPLE PRESENT

We form the simple present passive form with: a simple present form of be (am, is or are) + past participle.

• I am respected
• you are respected
• he is respected
• she is respected
• it is respected
• you are respected
• we are respected
• they are respected

Transforming Active form in Passive form:

• Active: They sell the tickets on Fridays.
• Passive: The tickets are sold in Fridays.

Let’s see more exercises:

• She is recognized as Spain’s top singer.
• Books are sold at half price on Tuesdays.
• Latin is taught at this school.
• Salaries are paid in Fridays.
• These cars are made in Poland.
• His work is known worldwide.

I hope you enjoy this exercises, see you soon. Bye 🙂

THE PASSIVE: PASSIVE vs ACTIVE

Someone said that the only way to learn something is with practice, so let’s go:

Wich is the correct option for each sentence? Answers at the end.

1. Somebody stole my passport and money.
   1. My passport and money were stolen.
   2. My passport and money were stolen by somebody.
2. They discovered gold in the mountains.
   1. Gold has been discovered in the mountains.
   2. Gold was discovered in the mountains.
3. People have sent expeditions to the Himalayas for years.
   1. Expeditions are sent to the Himalayas by people.
   2. Expeditions have been sent to the Himalayas for years.
4. The U.S.A. holds a presidential election every four years.
   1. A presidential election is held by the U.S.A. every four years.
   2. A presidential election is held every four years.
5. One should check the level of gas.
   1. The level of gas should be checked.
   2. The level of gas should have been checked by one.
6. The government will release a number of political prisoners.
   1. A number of political prisoners will release by the government.
   2. A number of political prisoners will be released by the government.
7. My parents arrived at the airport yesterday.
   1. My parents were arrived at the airport yesterday.
   2. Yesterday, my parents arrived at the airport.

Right answers:

• 1.1
• 2.2
• 3.2
• 4.1
• 5.1
• 6.2
• 7.2

How was your test?

I hope you have enjoyed this exercices. See you soon in the next post. Bye, bye 🙂