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Adjective Plus Prep
Adjective Plus Prep
Preposition Combinations
Adjectives are words used to describe a person, place, or thing, for example:
The tall man in the red shirt is a friend of mine.
We drove along a quiet road until reaching a small town.
I’m reading an interesting book.
Prepositions are words used to connect two ideas, or to demonstrate the
relationship between two concepts. Examples of prepositions in English include at,
in, on, for, to, with, and from.
ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
COMBINATIONS
There are many cases in which adjectives are combined with prepositions – but
there is no rule stating when to use which combination. As you read and listen to
more English, you will become more and more familiar with how these adjective-
prepositions combinations are used.
Here are a few of the most common combinations of adjectives and prepositions in
English: