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19 adjectives (8): what can follow an adjective?
Many adjectives can be followed by 'complements' - words and expressions that 'complete' their meaning. Not all adjectives are followed by the same kind of complement. Some can be followed by preposition + noun/-ing (see 297).
I'm interested in cookery. I'm interested in learning to cook.
Some can be followed by infinitives (see 284).
You don't look happy to see me. The soup is ready to eat.
An infinitive may have its own subject, introduced by for (see 291).
I'm anxious for her to get a good education.
(= I'm anxious that she should get ...)
Some adjectives can be followed by clauses (see 521,567,446-447).
I'm glad that you were able to come.
It's important that everybody should feel comfortable.
And many adjectives can have more than one kind of complement.
I'm pleased about her promotion. I'm pleased to see you here.
I'm pleased that we seem to agree.
We rarely put adjective + complement before a noun (see 13.5). He's a difficult person to understand.
(N OT lIe's a tiiffieult t6 uruie"starttl I'et'S6n.)
For the strucrures that are possible with a particular adjective, see a good dictionary.
20 adverb particles
1 adverb particles and prepositions
Words like down, in, up are not always prepositions. Compare: - I ran down the road. - He's in his office.
Please sit down. You can go in. - Something's climbing up my leg.
She's not up yet.
In the expressions down the road, in his office and up my leg, the words down, in and up are prepositions: they have objects (the road. his office and my leg). In sit down, go in and She's not up, the words down, in and up have no objects. They are adverbs, not prepositions.
Small adverbs like these are usually called 'adverb(ial) particles'. They include above, about, across, ahead, along, (a)round, aside, away, back, before, behind, below, by, down, forward, in, home, near, off, on, out, over, past, through, under, up. Many words of this kind can be used as both adverb particles and prepositions, but there are some exceptions: for example back, away (only adverb particles)j /rom, during (only prepositions).
2 phrasal verbs
Adverb particles often join together with verbs to make two-word verbs, sometimes with completely new meanings (e.g. break down, put off, work out, give up). These are often called 'phrasal verbs'. For details of their use, see 599.
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