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e.g. I could never be bored with football.
He was pleased with her.
· used alone or with ‘at’, usually referring to:
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strong reactions: amazed astonished shocked surprised ability: bad excellent good hopeless useless |
e.g. He was shocked at the hatred they had shown.
She had always been good at languages.
· used alone, or with ‘for’ to specify the person or thing that quality relates to
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common difficult easy |
essential important necessary |
possible unnecessary |
unusual usual |
e.g. It's difficult for young people on their own.
It was unusual for them to go away at the weekend.
4. Some adjectives can be used alone, or used with different prepositions.
· used alone, with an impersonal subject and ‘of ’ and the subject of the action, or with a personal subject and ‘to’ and the object of the action
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cruel friendly generous |
good kind mean |
nasty nice polite |
rude unfriendly unkind |
e.g. It was rude of him to leave so suddenly.
She was rude to him for no reason.
¨ used alone, with ‘about’ to specify a thing or ‘with’ to specify a person
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angry annoyed |
delighted disappointed |
fed up furious |
happy upset |
e.g. She was still angry about the result.
They're getting pretty fed up with him.
Adjectives with ‘to’-infinitive or ‘that’-clauses
1. After link verbs, we often use adjectives that describe how someone feels about an action or situation. With some adjectives, we can add a ‘to’-infinitive clause or a ‘that’-clause to say what the action or situation is.
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afraid anxious ashamed |
disappointed frightened glad |
happy pleased proud |
sad surprised unhappy |
If the subject is the same in both clauses, we usually use a ‘to’-infinitive clause. If the subject is different, we must use a ‘that’-clause.
e.g. I was happy to see them again.
He was happy that they were coming to the party.
We often use a ‘to’-infinitive clause when talking about future time in relation to the main clause.
e.g. I am afraid to go home.
He was anxious to leave before it got dark.
We often use a ‘that’-clause when talking about present or past time in relation to the main clause.
e.g. He was anxious that the passport was missing.
They were afraid that I might have talked to the police.
2. We often use ‘sorry’ with a ‘that’-clause. Note that ‘that’ is often omitted.
e.g. I'm very sorry that I can't join you.
I'm sorry I'm so late.
3. Some adjectives are not usually used alone, but have a ‘to’-infinitive clause after them to say what action or situation the adjective relates to.
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able apt bound |
due inclined liable |
likely prepared ready |
unlikely unwilling willing |
Реферат опубликован: 25/08/2007