Become familiar with common adjective + preposition combinations - Prepositions and idiomatic expressions - Multilingual Writers and ESL Topics

Rules for writers, Tenth edition - Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers 2021

Become familiar with common adjective + preposition combinations
Prepositions and idiomatic expressions
Multilingual Writers and ESL Topics

Some adjectives appear only with certain prepositions. These expressions are idiomatic and may be different from the combinations used in your native language.

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ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

✵ accustomed to

✵ connected to

✵ guilty of

✵ preferable to

✵ addicted to

✵ covered with

✵ interested in

✵ proud of

✵ afraid of

✵ dedicated to

✵ involved in

✵ responsible for

✵ angry with

✵ devoted to

✵ involved with


✵ ashamed of

✵ different from

✵ known as

✵ satisfied with

✵ aware of

✵ engaged in

✵ known for

✵ scared of

✵ committed to

✵ engaged to

✵ made of (or made from)

✵ similar to

✵ concerned about

✵ excited about


✵ tired of


✵ familiar with

✵ married to

✵ worried about

✵ concerned with

✵ full of

✵ opposed to


NOTE: Check an ESL dictionary for other combinations.