Prepositions after Adjectives
Click an adjective to see what prepositions are usually used after it in English
"bad for" or "bad of"?
- Yes, smoke is bad for the body.
- And they are in how bad of shape.
- Weather turns bad in the evening.
- Don't feel bad about the Earth.
"basic of" or "basic to"?
- It was the most basic of events.
- It is really basic to the debate.
- All mathematics are basic in the model.
- I created the basic for the track.
beautiful in, with, on, for or to?
- It is beautiful in the feather.
- It's beautiful with or without air.
- The tankini top is beautiful on.
- She is beautiful for being bed.
"beneficial to" or "beneficial for"?
- But that pest is BENEFICIAL to CORN.
- QE2 was far more beneficial for the U.
- Hope this is beneficial in some way.
- It is entirely beneficial as an alternative.
big in, of, for, on or up?
- That was big in the blow-up inning.
- They aren't that big of a deal.
- Think Big for a modern generation.
- Thats the one thing i'd big on.
"black in", "black on" or "black with"?
- Firstly, it was black in color.
- Need to fight black with black.
- Patches of black on the orange.
- I had my hair black for 2 years.
blind to, in, from, for or with?
- We may be honestly blind to it.
- He became blind in his old age.
- Her eyes were blind from crying.
- I've been that blind for 4 years.
"bored with" or "bored of"?
- I'd bored after a couple of songs.
- I get so bored at home on my own.
- As for cricket, I'd bored by it.
- I've never got bored during my classes.
bright for, in, with, of or at?
- Things are still bright for Kos.
- It's real bright in that doorway.
- His face is bright with respect.
- The brightest of these is Procyon.
"brilliant in", "brilliant for" or "brilliant at"?
- It was brilliant in its simplicity.
- Mac is brilliant at this trick.
- My sister is brilliant for Maths.
- He was brilliant with his hands.
british in, for, to, at or during?
- I tick White British in the boxes.
- British for whose good fortune we pray?
- British took the side of the Moors.
- I consider myself very European and more British at heart.
"busy with" or "busy in"?
- SING MUCH, Get BUSY with things.
- Keeping public busy in non-issues.
- It was still busy at noon time.
- It said: I'd too busy for this.