Anh 8

Preposition
I. Adjective + preposition
angry/annoyed/nervous/worried + about something
good/bad + At st
amaze/shocked/surprised + At/By st
Famous/well-known/responsible + For st
Interested in sth
afraid/ashame/aware/capable/fond/jealous/proud/tired + Of st
nice/kind/polite/rude/stupid + Of sb
Keen on st
engaged/ married to sb
Nice/kind/polite/rude to sb
Similar to st
Pleased/Bored/dispointed/happy + With st/sb
crazy about st /sb
anxious about st / for sb
hungry/thirsty/eager + For st
glad about st / of st
be hard on st = be strict with
work hard at st
different from st
indifferent to sb

II. Noun + preposition
Difference between A & B
Demand/need + For st
Reason + For st
Increase/rise/decrease/fall + in St
Difficulty in doing st
Difficulty with St
example/cause/picture/photograph + Of st
Answer/reply/ solution/reaction to st
Attitude to/ Towards st

III. President + Noun
By Accident, chance , mistake ,the way,day.night
To pay + by cheque , by credit card / in Cash
A book,play ,film,painting …. By sb
To go + for a drink , meal , dinner , walk , swim….
To have something + For breakfast/.dinner/lunch
For example
in somebody’s opinion
To go + on business/holiday
On television/ radio ..
in a way /in some ways/by the way /in one’s way
out of mind>< in mind
out of sight >< in sight
out of reach >< within reach
out of the question = impossible
out of the blue = suddenly
out of door>< in door
out of service>< in service
out of control >< under control
out of date >< up to date
not at all = by no means >< by all means = certainly
to be in pain

IV. Verb + preposition
apply + to sb + for st
believe in sb /st
beong to sb
care about st
care for/look after/take care of sb
complain to someone about something
concerntrate / focus on st
crash into st
depend on st
independ of st
laugh at sb/st
listen to sb/st
rely on/upon st/sb
search for sb/st
shout at sb
speak/talk+ to /with + sb about st/sb
wait for sb/st
choose between st
choose st+ for/from+st
thankful to sb for st
apologize to sb for st

V. Special Notes on Prepositions
In + clothes/hat/shoes

with +someone/something (used to say what someone or something has)










Comparasion
In the end = finally or after sometime
Ex: In the end she came back to LonDon with the first prize in the beauty contest

At the end = at the point where something stops
Ex: They are going to Korea at the end of this month

In time = early enough
Ex: He arrived at the station in time to catch the 7.00 train (he arrived there before 7.00)
On time = at exactly the right time
Ex: My English class begins at 7.30 every Monday morning and the professor always comes to class on time (always at 7.30)

Like is used to talk about similarity
Like can be used to give examples
Ex: he can play some sports like football, tennis
Like + Noun
It’s silly to give up a good job like yours
As is used to talk about someone’s job
Ex: She worked as a secretary for a big company
As+ S V
Ex: I bought that car as I had told you


Since (preposition)+ Noun/noun phrase = Since(conjunction) + advernial clause of time
Ex: I haven’t met my classmates since 1988
( I haven’t met my classmates since we graduated from University.