ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
Stative passives
Stative passives are verb-like words that follow “be” in sentences and
function as adjectives. See the examples below:
He
is hungry
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(Adjective)
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He
is interested
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(Stative
passive)
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His
leg is broken
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(Stative
passive)
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Stative passives indicate a
status or condition which may exist over a period of time. In contrast, action
verbs often indicate a change from one status to another.
We got married
in 1998
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(Action: we
change from “single” to “married”)
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We are married
now
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Status: our
current condition is “married.”)
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Jack broke the
window
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(Action:
Indicates what happened at a given moment.)
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The window is
broken
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(Status:
Indicates the condition of the window.)
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Note how the action/status contrast
works with other verbs:
Jared fell
asleep.
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(Action: Change
in status from “awake” to "asleep").
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Jared is
asleep.
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(Status:
Indicates Jared’s current condition.)
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Joan became
sick.
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(Action: Joan
changed from “healthy” to “sick.”)
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Joan is
sick.
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(Status: Joan’s
present condition.)
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The building caught
fire.
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(Action:
Indicates the point when the fire started.)
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The building is
on fire now.
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(Status:
Indicates the condition of the building.)
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The doctor came
in.
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(Action)
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The doctor is
in.
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(Status)
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Stative passives are often used with prepositional
expressions.
Here's the collection of Prepositional expressions.
Preposition
Collocations with Be
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be
absent from
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be
absolved of
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be
accepted as/to
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be
according to
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be
accused of
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be
accustomed to
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be
acquainted with
|
be
adamant about
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be
addicted to
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be
affected by
|
be
afraid of
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be
after
|
be
alarmed at
|
be
aligned with
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be
(all) set for
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be
amazed at/by
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be
an authority on
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be
angry about/at/with
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be
annoyed at/with
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be
anxious about
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be
appropriate for
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be
armed with
|
be
around
|
be
arrested for
|
be
ashamed of
|
be
associated with
|
be
astonished at/by
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be
at it (again)
|
be
attached to
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be
attracted to
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be
aware of
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be
away from
|
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be
back (from)
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be
bad at
|
be
bad for
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be
banned from
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be
based (up)on
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be
behind (schedule)
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be
bent on
|
be
biased about
|
be
big on
|
be
blamed for
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be
blessed with
|
be
bored with
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be
bound for
|
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be
capable of
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be
carried away about/with
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be
caught up in
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be
centered around
|
be
certain of
|
be
charged with
|
be
classified as
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be
clear about
|
be
clear to
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be
clever at
|
be
close to
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be
cluttered (up) with
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be
a combination of
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be
compared to
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be
compensated for
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be
composed of
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be
comprised of
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be
concerned about/with
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be
confident of
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be
confused about
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be
congratulated for/on
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be
connected to/with
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be
conned into
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be
considerate of
|
be
considered for
|
be
content with
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be
contrary to
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be
convenient for/to
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be
convinced of
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be
convicted of/for
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be
coordinated with
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be
covered with
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be
crammed into
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be
crazy about
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be
credited with
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be
criticized for/as
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be
crowded with
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be
dedicated to
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be
delighted with
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be
dependent (up)on
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be
devoted to
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be
different from/than
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be
disappointed about/at/in/with
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be
discouraged about
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be
discriminated against
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be
disgusted with
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be
disillusioned with
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be
disqualified for
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be
disposed of
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be
distinguished from
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be
divided into
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be
divorced (from)
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be
done with
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be
down
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be
down on/with
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be
dragged into
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be
dressed (up) in
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be
drunk with/on
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be
east of
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be
elected as/to
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be
eligible for
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be
embarrassed about/at
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be
encouraged by
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be
entailed in
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be
engaged to/in
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be
entrusted with
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be
envious of
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be
equal/equivalent to
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be
equipped with
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be
estranged from
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be
evicted from
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be
excited about
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be
expelled from
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be
faithful to
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be
faced with
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be
familiar with/to
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be
famous for
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be
fanatic(al) about
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be
fascinated with
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be
fed up with
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be
filled with
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be
finished with
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be
fired for/from
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be
followed by
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be
fond of
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be
for the sake of
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be
fraught with
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be
free from/of
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be
friendly to/with
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be
frightened by/at
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be
full of
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be
furnished with
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be
glad to
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be
good at
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be
good to
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be
gone to/with
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be
grateful for/to
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be
guilty of
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be
half-hearted about
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be
hailed as
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be
happy about/with
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be
hard on
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be
headed for/to/toward
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be
hired as/for
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be
hitched to
|
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be
immersed in
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be
imposed (up)on
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be
impressed by/with
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be
in
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be
in accordance with
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be
in agreement with
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be
an indication of
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be
an issue of
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be
in back of
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be
in bed with
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be
in cahoots with
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be
in charge of
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be
in common with
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be
in conjunction with
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be
in contact with
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be
in control of
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be
in danger of
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be
in exchange for
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be
in favor of
|
be
in front of
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be
in honor of
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be
in hope(s) of
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be
in love with
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be
in need of
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be
in on
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be
in place of
|
be
in possession of
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be
in proximity to
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be
in reference to
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be
in regard to
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be
in response to
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be
in return for
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be
in search of
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be
in store for
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be
in sync with
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be
in tandem with
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be
in the habit of
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be
in the middle of
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be
in the midst of
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be
in the vicinity of
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be
in time for
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be
in touch with
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be
in trouble with/for
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be
in tune with
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be
incensed with
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be
inducted into
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be
inferior to
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be
infested with
|
be
informed about
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be
innocent of
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be
insecure about
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be
insistent (up)on
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be
interested in
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be
into
|
be
involved in
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be
irritated at/with
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be
isolated from
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be
jealous of
|
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be
kind of
|
be
kind to
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be
knowledgeable about
|
be
known as/for
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be
labeled as
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be
leery of
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be
left of/with
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be
less than
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be
limited to
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be
located at/near
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be
lower than
|
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be
mad at/about
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be
made of/from
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be
married to
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be
a matter of
|
be
the matter with
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be
mean to
|
be
meant to
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be
a measure of
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be
mindful of
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be
more than
|
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be
named as/after
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be
next to
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be
nice to
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be
notorious for
|
be
north of
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be
nuts about
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be
obedient to
|
be
oblivious about/to
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be
obsessed with
|
be
obvious to
|
be
off
|
be
okay with
|
be
on
|
be
on behalf of
|
be
on the brink of
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be
on the edge of
|
be
on the verge of
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be
on time for
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be
on to
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be
on top of
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be
open about/for/to
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be
opposed to
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be
opposite from
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be
oppressed by
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be
out
|
be
out of
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be
out of concern for
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be
out of contact with
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be
out of sync with
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be
out of touch with
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be
outraged about
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be
outspoken about
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be
over with
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be
parallel to
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be
partial to
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be
patient with
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be
a pattern of
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be
pegged as
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be
perturbed at/about
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be
pleased with
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be
polite to
|
be
popular with
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be
praised for/about
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be
precious to
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be
preoccupied with
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be
prepared for
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be
prohibited from
|
be
promoted to
|
be
provided with
|
be
proud of
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be
psyched about
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be
punished for
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be
put off by
|
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be
qualified for
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be
a question of
|
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be
ready for
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be
regarded as
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be
related to
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be
relevant to
|
be
relieved of
|
be
remembered for
|
be
rescued from
|
be
reserved for
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be
responsible for
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be
retired from
|
be
rid of
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be
rife with
|
be
right to
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be
riled up (about)
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be
roped into
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be
rude to
|
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be
satisfied with
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be
saved from
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be
scared of
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be
selected as/for
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be
sensible about
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be
separated from
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be
set on
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be
shocked at
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be
short of
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be
sick of/about
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be
a sign of
|
be
similar to
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be
soft on
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be
sorry about/for
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be
sort of
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be
south of
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be
specialized in
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be
spoken for
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be
startled at
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be
strange to
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be
a stranger to
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be
stressed out about
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be
stuck on/with
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be
stunned at
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be
subject to
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be
sufficient for
|
be
suitable for
|
be
superior to
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be
sure of
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be
surprised at/about
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be
suspected of
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be
suspended from
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be
a symbol of
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be
taken aback by/at
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be
taken in by
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be
tantamount to
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be
tapped as/by
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be
terrified of/with
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be
there for
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be
a threat to
|
be
through with
|
be
ticked off about
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be
tired of
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be
tuned (in)to
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be
to the left of
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be
to the right of
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be
uncalled for
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be
under arrest
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be
under fire for
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be
under investigation for
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be
up against
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be
up front with
|
be
up in arms about
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be
up on
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be
up to
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be
upset about/with
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be
uptight about
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be
used for
|
be
used to
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be
useful to
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be
valued as/at
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be
vindicated of
|
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be
wary of/about
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be
west of
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be
whipped into
|
be
wiped out
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be
with it
|
be
with reference to
|
be
with respect to
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be
worked up about
|
be
worried about
|
be
wrapped up in
|
be
wrong with
|
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be
absent from
|
be
absolved of
|
be
accepted as/to
|
be
according to
|
be
accused of
|
be
accustomed to
|
be
acquainted with
|
be
adamant about
|
be
addicted to
|
be
affected by
|
be
afraid of
|
be
after
|
be
alarmed at
|
be
aligned with
|
be
(all) set for
|
be
amazed at/by
|
be
an authority on
|
be
angry about/at/with
|
be
annoyed at/with
|
be
anxious about
|
be
appropriate for
|
be
armed with
|
be
around
|
be
arrested for
|
be
ashamed of
|
be
associated with
|
be
astonished at/by
|
be
at it (again)
|
be
attached to
|
be
attracted to
|
be
aware of
|
be
away from
|
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be
back (from)
|
be
bad at
|
be
bad for
|
be
banned from
|
be
based (up)on
|
be
behind (schedule)
|
be
bent on
|
be
biased about
|
be
big on
|
be
blamed for
|
be
blessed with
|
be
bored with
|
be
bound for
|
|
|
be
capable of
|
be
carried away about/with
|
be
caught up in
|
be
centered around
|
be
certain of
|
be
charged with
|
be
classified as
|
be
clear about
|
be
clear to
|
be
clever at
|
be
close to
|
be
cluttered (up) with
|
be
a combination of
|
be
compared to
|
be
compensated for
|
be
composed of
|
be
comprised of
|
be
concerned about/with
|
She is interested in
photography.
Brad was worried about his mother.
Carmen is terrified of snakes.
Everyone was caught up in the excitement.
Brad was worried about his mother.
Carmen is terrified of snakes.
Everyone was caught up in the excitement.
Some
adjectives also fit in the same pattern:
Karen is fond of chocolates.
I’m crazy about sports cars
You’re full of baloney
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