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ADJ + PREP |
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Some adjectives are followed by particular prepositions. The preposition does not "belong" to the adjective, rather the adjective specifies (is customarily followed by) one particular preposition and phrase. |
Justin is responsible for the project. (in charge) Justin is responsible to his boss. (working for)
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The judge found him (to be) guilty of murder. (responsible) Justin feels guilty about not calling home. (regretful) Justin is similar to me. |
Justin is good at math. (has skills) Justin is good about helping. (regarding) Justin is good with children. (inter-personal skills) A calculator is good for adding. (able to do) Justin is good for it. (certain to repay) This ticket is good for one ride. (valid, lasting) Good for you! (expression approval) |
ADJ + PP + PP |
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Occasionally, an adjective is followed by more than one specified preposition within a clause. Either prepositional phrase could be the sole (only) complement. |
Justin is responsible to his boss for the project. Justin was apologetic to his boss for not being on time. Justin is thankful to co-workers for being supportive. |
One co-worker was argumentative with his boss about how to do a job. The co-work was upset with his boss for not exploring other ideas. He was frank with Justin about what he thought. (honest, direct) |
Justin is good at helping co-workers with math projects.
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An adjective is said to be "complemented by a prepositional phrase". The preposition does not "belong to the adjective".
ABOUT / AT | FOR / FROM | OF | ON / TO | WITH |
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anxious about |
appropriate for |
afraid of |
dependent on |
comfortable with |
enthusiastic about |
famous for |
capable of |
kind to |
content with |
happy about |
responsible for |
fearful of |
nice to |
good with |
sad about |
sorry for |
fond of |
polite to |
effective with |
sorry about |
suitable for |
guilty of |
open to |
ill with |
optimistic about |
thankful for |
Independent of She is independent of her parents.. |
relevant to |
patient with |
angry at |
good for |
respectful of |
rude to |
popular with |
bad at |
different from |
proud of |
responsible to |
reckless with |
good at |
separate from |
suspicious of |
similar to |
skillful with |
Prepositions may vary with dialectal usage.
The preposition does not "belong" to the adjective, rather the adjective specifies (is customarily followed by) one particular preposition, which adds information in the form of a prepositional phrase. See Unspecified vs. Specified Preposition.
specify (V) – require an element (a particular element)
(Huddleston et al. 6 §3.1)
Other Lists: Verb + Prep (List) | Participle Modifier & Preposition (List) | Noun + Prep Phrase | Verb + Prep + Gerund (List)
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