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The following are the adjectives followed by prepositions.

ashamed of ignorant of tolerant of jealous of
tough for competent for anxious for fit for
marvelous at clever at poor at terrible at
addicted to tempted to accustomed to adjacent to

Hem’s house is adjacent to mine.
You must feel ashamed of yourself for such work.
Simla is very tolerant of such bullying.
All the students are anxious for their result.
My uncle is accustomed to drinking alcohol.
Girls are more jealous of each other than boys.

The following are the verbs followed by prepositions.

aim at stare at guess at laugh at scoff at
mourn for reach for ask for wish for mistake for
meddle in interfere in equal in sink in excel in
unite against appeal against clash against compete against

A group of soldiers aimed at their enemies.
Can I ask for your tablet for a while?
I mistook a dog for jackal.

F. Choose the correct preposition to follow the following nouns,
adjectives and verbs from the parenthesis.

1. Ilam is famous ___________ scenic beauty and tea gardens. [to / in / for ]
2. My employers were surprised __________ my teaching approach. [for
/ of / on ]

3. India is a match ___________ Nepal in football. [at / for / on]
4. There is still no cure _________ skin cancer. [of / for / about]

5. Are you susceptible ________ flattery? [of/ to / with]
6. He is indebted ________ me for my help. [of/ for / to]

7. Some girls are infatuated _________ handsome boys. [in / with / for]

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