ADJECTIVES USED WITH PREPOSITIONS1) When adjectives are commonly followed by particular preposition. You can find information about these in a good dictionary. Here we will look at some adjectives that can be followed by one preposition or another, depending on the meaning. fraid of and fraid for! "anet had always been afraid of flying.! #hey tried to leave the country, afraid for their own lives. ngry$nnoyed about and ngry$nnoyed with! %he felt a little annoyed about the delay. &about something)! '(m not angry with you, )aul. &with somebody) nswerable for and nswerable to! %he is answerable for &* responsible for) the money that has disappeared.! #he committee is answerable only to &* has to e+plain its actions to) the )resident. n+ious about and n+ious for! ,inisters are increasingly an+ious about &* worried about) the cost of health care.! '(m an+ious for &* want very much) the work to be done as soon as possible. -ad$.ood at and -ad$.ood for! %he(s very good$bad at languages. &* successful)! You should drink this. 't(s good$bad for you. &* healthy or beneficial) .ood about, .ood to and .ood with! %he felt good about winning the pri/e. &* pleased with herself)! #om was good to us &* kind) when times were hard.! He(s very good with his hands. &skillful) 0oncerned about and 0oncerned with! '(m a little concerned about your e+am results. &* worried)! #his section of the book is concerned with &* about) adjectives. .lad for and .lad of! '(m very glad for you.! '(d be glad of some help. )leased about, )leased at and )leased with! Was he pleased about$at the news1! He(s really pleased with the car. &with something)! %he felt pleased with )aul. &with somebody) 2ight about and 2ight for! You(re right about #om. He is moving to %pain.! We(re sending her to a school that we think is right for her. %orry about and %orry for! '(m sorry about giving you such a hard time.! ' felt really sorry for %usan &* felt sympathy for her), but what could ' do13) When a verb follows an adjective 4 preposition it takes an 5ing form.Example:! ' don(t agree with smacking children if they do something wrong.! He was famous for holding the world land speed record.Compare:! You were right to report them to the police. and! You were right about seeing ,ark in town. He(s got a new job there.! We(re an+ious to avoid problems. and! '(m an+ious about not having enough time.