Prepositions used with adjectives and participles
Some adjectives and past participles used as adjectives can be
followed by a preposition + noun/gerund.
about, at, for, in, of, on, to, with used with certain adjectives and participles:
absorbed in involved in
according to keen on
accustomed to (see 163) liable for/to
afraid of - nervous of
anxious for/about - owing to -
ashamed of pleased with
aware of - prepared for
bad at/for- proud of
capable of - ready for
confident of - responsible for/to
due to/for - scared of
exposed to - sorry for/about
fit for successful in
fond of suspicions of
frightened of/at terrified of
good at/for tired of
interested in - used to
He was absorbed in his book.
She is afraid/frightened/scared of the dark.
According to Tom it's 2.30. (Tom says it's 2:30.)
He is bad/good at chess, (a bad/good player)
Running is bad/good for you. (unhealthy/healthy)
They are very keen on golf.
Drivers exceeding the speed limit are liable to a fine.
The management is not responsible for articles left in customers'
cars.
I'm sorry for your husband. (I pity him.)
I'm sorry for forgetting the tickets.
I'm sorry about the tickets.
Verbs and prepositions
A large number of verb + preposition combinations are dealt with
in chapter 38. But there are a great many other verbs which can be followed by
prepositions and some of these are listed below. More can be found in any good
dictionary.
accuse sb of insist on
apologize (to sb) for live on (food/money)
apply to sb/for sth long for
ask for/about object to
attend to occur to
beg for persist in
believe in prefer sb/sth to sb/sth
beware of prepare for
blame sb for punish sb for
charge sb with quarrel with sb about
compare sth with refer to
comply with rely on
conform to remind sb of
consist of resort to
deal in succeed in
depend on suspect sb of
dream of think of/about
fight with sb for wait for
fine sb for warn sb of/about
hope/or wish for
Do you believe in ghosts?
They were charged with receiving stolen goods.
You haven't complied with the regulations.
For a week she lived on bananas and milk.
It never occurred to me to insure the house.
They persisted in defying the Saw.
When arguments failed he resorted to threats.
Notice also feel like + noun/pronoun = feel inclined to
have something:
Do you feel like a drink/a meal/a rest?
feel like + gerund = feet inclined to
do something:
I don't feel like walking there.
Passive verbs can of course be followed by by + agent; but
they can also be followed by other prepositions:
The referee was booed by the crowd.
The referee was booed for
his decision/for awarding a penalty.
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