Author: Shuhrat Rahmonov
Common Adjective and Preposition Combinations in English
Good at, angry with, pleased about and other common combinations that make spoken and written English sound more natural.
English adjectives are often followed by particular prepositions. Learning these combinations as complete phrases makes your speaking and writing more accurate and natural.
Use bad at or good at for ability: “I am good at explaining ideas.” Use surprised at for a reaction: “We were surprised at the result.”
Pleased about usually refers to a situation, while pleased with can refer to a person or result. In the same way, angry about describes a situation and angry with identifies the person involved.
Other useful combinations include disappointed about and worried about. Record each phrase with your own example sentence instead of memorizing the adjective and preposition separately.
