Question | I'm very nervous _______ the competition. |
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A | in |
B | at |
C | by |
D | about |
Answer | d |
Remark | We can use three prepositions after the adjective ‘nervous’: (1) ‘about’ (Her father was nervous about her walking home so late.); (2) ‘of’ (My wife has always been a little nervous of change.) and (3) ‘for’ - the same as nervous about (I’m so nervous for Monday’s exam!). |
Tags: adjective_plus_preposition
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