This module covers adjective-preposition collocations, showing that the adjective 'nervous' can be followed by 'about', 'of', or 'for'.
Este módulo cubre la colocalización de adjetivos y preposiciones, mostrando que el adjetivo 'nervous' puede ir seguido de 'about', 'of', o 'for'.
| Task | I'm very nervous _______ the competition. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 4 |
| a | in |
| b | at |
| c | by |
| d | about |
| comment | 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!). |
| topic | adjective pluse preposition |
| level | 1 |
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