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think of and think about:
What do you think of my new jacleet? It's great. (= what is your opinion?)
What are you thinleing about? Lunch - I'm hungryl (= what is in
your mind?)
throw at and throw ro (also shout at / point at and shout to / point to):
The little boy threw the ball to his father. (= part of a game)
Don't throw toys at your sister, Harry, you might hurt her. (= probably angry
or rude)
To be + adjective + preposition
Some adjectives are nearly always followed by a particular preposition.
These include:
. engry about (something); Sha's engry about the theft of her purse.
. angry with (someone): He's uery qngry with his assistant.
s good /bad at (something): She's gooil at drawing fTowers.
s pleased about (something): My parents uteren't Ttleased about rny bad report.
t pleased with (something or someone): Granny was uery gileased. with the boole
you sent her.
s rude / polite to (someone): Don't be rude to anyone at the party.
t (un)leind to (sorneone): The children were extemely unleinil to the new boy.
2 Prepositions used to expreas who, how and why
By, with and for
We use by vith passive verbs, for the person or thing which does the action:
The window was srnashedby Anily.
The fire was startedby an electricalfaub.
We use by * -ing to show how something is done:
He smashed the window by hitting it with a hammer.
He got inbybreaking a window.
We use with + noun for a tool (or other object):
He smashed the window with aham.mer.
He couered his face with his handkerchief.
We use/or + -ing or a noun to explain the purpose of a tool or other object:
Hammers are norrrually for lenocking in nails, not for smashing windows!
He leeeps a bag of tools in his car for emergencies.
We can also usepr + -ing or a noun to explain the reason for something:
The owners of the house thanLeed himfor sailng their property.
He received an award for bra.ntery.
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