word patterns Flashcards
1
Q
compete
A
compete against/with sb
compete for/in sth
2
Q
concentrate
A
concentrate on sth/doing
3
Q
difficult
A
difficult to do
find sth difficult
find it difficult to do
4
Q
fond
A
fond of sth/sb/doing
5
Q
free
A
free to do
free from/of sth
free for sth
6
Q
interested
A
interested in sth/doing
7
Q
involve
A
involve sth/doing
involved in sth/doing
8
Q
listen
A
listen to sth/sb
9
Q
love
A
love sth/sb/doing
love to do
10
Q
mean
A
mean to do
it/this means that
it/this means sth/doing
11
Q
prefer
A
prefer to do (rather than [to] do)
prefer sth (rather than sth)
prefer sth/doing (to sth/doing)
12
Q
stop
A
stop sth/doing
stop to do
stop sb from doing
13
Q
sure
certain
A
make/be sure/certain that
sure/certain to do
be sure/certain of sth
