tailieunhanh - OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 124

OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR-124 sau đây là giáo trình lý thuyết tiếng anh và bài tập áp dụng từ cơ bản đến nâng cao , nhằm giúp các bạn có thể tự mình ôn tập và củng cố thêm về nền tảng kiến thức môn Anh văn , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi ngoại ngữ | OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 124 ADJECTIVE PREPOSITION . PROUD OF A Introduction Matthew Why are you angry with me Emma Emma I m tired of talking to myself. You never listen. I get annoyed at the way you behave. Matthew Sorry but I have to go now or I ll be late for the basketball game. Emma You aren t interested in us are you You never worry about our relationship do you Some adjectives can have a preposition after them . angry with tired of late for. The preposition often has a phrase with a noun or pronoun after it. annoyed at the way you behave late for the game angry with me The preposition can sometimes have an ing-form after it. tired of talking to myself B Feelings Here are some examples of adjective preposition which are to do with feelings. afraid of the dark excited about the holiday proud of our work amazed at by the changes fed up with waiting satisfied with the result ashamed of myselffond of my sister shocked at by the violence bored with doing nothing happy about with the surprised at by the reaction disappointed with about the arrangements tired of housework poor figures keen on sport worried about money eager for action nervous offlying Compare these examples. I m sorry about the mistake. I feel sorry for poor Melanie. We were angry at about the delay. Sarah was angry with Henry. We were annoyed at about the delay. Emma was annoyed with Matthew. I was pleased about winning. The winner was pleased with himself. Vicky is anxious about her exam. People are anxious for news. C Good bad etc To talk about a person s ability we use good at bad at etc. good at tennis brilliant at crosswords bad at games hopeless at cooking To talk about whether something makes you healthy or ill we use good for and bad for. Oranges are good for you. Smoking is bad for you. For behaviour towards another person we use good to kind to nice to polite to and rude to. My friends have been good to me. You were very rude to the waitress. D Other adjectives Here are some more .