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Use common adjective-preposition combinations such as interested in, good at and responsible for accurately.
Overview
Use common adjective-preposition combinations such as interested in, good at and responsible for accurately.
Form and rules
Common patterns include interested in, good/bad at, afraid of, responsible for and similar to.
After a preposition, a verb normally takes -ing: interested in learning.
Some adjectives allow more than one preposition with different meanings, so learn the full phrase.
People can be angry with someone and angry about/at something depending on meaning.
Do not translate prepositions directly from another language; treat the combination as a fixed pattern.
A closer look
People can be angry with someone and angry about/at something depending on meaning.
Do not translate prepositions directly from another language; treat the combination as a fixed pattern.
Examples
She's interested in design.
He's good at solving problems.
Who is responsible for this project?
I'm afraid of flying.
This model is similar to the old one.
Common mistakes
The combination is interested in + noun/-ing.
The combination is good at + -ing.
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The test combines multiple choice, gap completion, error correction, and sentence building so students have to recognise and produce the grammar, not simply reread the rule.