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Are you excited (about / from) the concert?

Wednesday December 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

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(1) george zhang says:

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

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October 14, 2008 at 2:28 pm
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