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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

Are you excited (about / from) the concert?

Tuesday June 30, 2009
Yes, I am excited about the upcoming concert! This question and answer pair includes an example of an adjective + preposition combination. There are many of these fixed combinations in English. Use these sheets to study some of the most common: Adjective + prepositions 1 Adjective + prepositions 2 Next, check your understanding of the use of these common combinations: Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Finally, if you'd like to read about the basics of the upcoming US election you'll find this Presidential Election Reading Comprehension useful. (with follow-up quiz and key vocabulary)

Comments

March 18, 2008 at 7:51 pm
(1) george zhang says:

thanks for your help! you always take a idel
to help us.

March 25, 2008 at 6:50 pm
(2) flavio says:

It always was a boring topic to me in english.. i wish that i can learn a bit more..

July 10, 2008 at 5:54 pm
(3) yubane says:

These are great for additional practice and enrichment after the content has been taught in a more concrete manner. Thanks for the resource. I like these type of assessments that give you immediate feedback!

October 14, 2008 at 2:17 pm
(4) Angel says:

They are quite useful to everyone! Anyhow, thanks for your help! Hope I can improve my English rapidly by learning from this website:-)

October 14, 2008 at 2:23 pm
(5) yingying says:

They are very useful to me! Hope I can Improve my English rapidly by learning from this website. Anyhow, thanks for your help!

October 14, 2008 at 2:28 pm
(6) Coury says:

Thanks! Really good!!!

October 14, 2008 at 2:29 pm
(7) Treey says:

Quite good!!! Thank you! We need more!!!

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