The governor ordered a servant standing by the door.

Noun Adj.

Unit 2 Module 1

Folk Tales

Word Builder (adj. + prep.):

(adj. + prep.) ExamplesCurious about The guests were curious about the people of the town.Worried about He was worried about the difficult questions.Famous for Juhha was famous for answering difficult questions.Pleased for/with - His wife was very pleased for him.

- The teacher was pleased with her students' performance in class.Interested in The people were interested in the visitors.Afraid of Juhha was not afraid of such difficult question.Happy for/with - The parents were happy for their daughter's success.

- She's happy with her new computer.Sorry for/about - We're sorry for being late.

- I'm sorry about losing your book.Nervous about I'm a bit nervous about that exam.Different from The novel is a bit different from the movie.Fond of I'm very fond of my younger sister.Bad at My sister was quite bad at English when she was at school.

Sentence Builder - The (–ing) adjective after a noun:

The governor ordered the servant. He was standing by the door.

Examples:

- It was great to see the plane. It was landing at the airport.

It was great to see the plane landing at the airport.

- There were thousands of film fans. They were waiting to meet the actor.

There were thousands of film fans waiting to meet the actor.

- I saw a beautiful yacht. It was sailing on the water.

I saw a beautiful yacht sailing on the water.

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The governor ordered the servant. He was standing by the door.