The adjective 'angry' is followed by 'about/at/over' when referring to topics or things, and 'with/at' when referring to people. The sentence requires 'about' because 'it' is a thing.
The adjective 'angry' can be followed by different prepositions depending on whether it refers to a person or a thing. 'Angry about/at/over' is used for things, while 'angry with/at' is used for people. The sentence 'Why is Rachel so angry _____ it?' requires 'about' as 'it' refers to a thing.
| Task | Why is Rachel so angry _____ it? |
|---|---|
| Answer | 4 |
| a | of |
| b | to |
| c | with |
| d | about |
| comment | For the test sentence ‘Why is Rachel so angry _____ it?’ we need to put a preposition 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?.Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 4 (about). |
| topic | adjective pluse preposition |
| level | 1 |
Tags: 176
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Woman carla sitting nice womens noun irregular plural
Previous card: Prepositions television popular shows learn word i short
Up to card list: 1200 English Grammar Tasks with answer and explains