Question

My parents were angry _____ me _____ failing the exam. on/about at/in For the test sentence ‘My parents were angry _____ me _____ failing the exam.’ we need to put two prepositions after the adjective ‘angry’ that means ‘very annoyed’. We can use four prepositions after the adjective ‘angry’: about, at, over and with.But the combination ‘angry + about/at/over’ is used when we talk about things: He is very angry about this dish.; They feel angry over the situation.And the combination ‘angry + with/at’ is used when we talk about people: Why are you angry with her?.; I was angry at him for forgetting my birthday.The first preposition that we need to choose for the test sentence refers to the person: ‘My parents were angry _____ me…’. Therefore, we should choose the ANSWERS where the first preposition is either ‘with’ or ‘at’. In this case, we can choose ANSWER 3 (with/) and ANSWER 4 (at/). But we also need to choose the right second preposition for the test sentence: ‘My parents were angry with/at me _____ failing the exam.’ In this case the fixed phrases are used: angry with/at somebody about/for something. Therefore,among the test variants we can choose only ANSWER 3: with/for.

Accepted Answer

about/for with/for c

Question	My parents were angry _____ me _____ failing the exam.
A	about/for
B	on/about
C	with/for
D	at/in
Answer	c
Remark	For the test sentence ‘My parents were angry _____ me _____ failing the exam.’ we need to put two prepositions after the adjective ‘angry’ that means ‘very annoyed’. We can use four prepositions after the adjective ‘angry’: about, at, over and with.But the combination ‘angry + about/at/over’ is used when we talk about things: He is very angry about this dish.; They feel angry over the situation.And the combination ‘angry + with/at’ is used when we talk about people: Why are you angry with her?.; I was angry at him for forgetting my birthday.The first preposition that we need to choose for the test sentence refers to the person: ‘My parents were angry _____ me…’. Therefore, we should choose the ANSWERS where the first preposition is either ‘with’ or ‘at’. In this case, we can choose ANSWER 3 (with/) and ANSWER 4 (at/). But we also need to choose the right second preposition for the test sentence: ‘My parents were angry with/at me _____ failing the exam.’ In this case the fixed phrases are used: angry with/at somebody about/for something. Therefore,among the test variants we can choose only ANSWER 3: with/for.

Angry Choose Parents Test Failing Preposition Answer About/For