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Manya is interested in watching action movies like Star Wars. She's involved in the local movie club. She's experienced in arranging movie nights at local schools to help raise funds for her community.
You can describe your interests, experiences, and involvement in activities by using the adjectives "interested", "experienced", and "involved" with the preposition "in".
Did you know?
Quick refresher!
Adjectives give you information about nouns and pronouns.
Prepositions are words that you use before nouns to explain time, place, or movement.
Adjectives and Prepositions - How to use them together
Some adjectives can have prepositions after them.
There are no rules for using adjectives with prepositions.
You must learn adjective + preposition mixes like you learn new words.
Some Examples
Mostly, a noun or a pronoun goes after an adjective + preposition mix.
Example: She is involved in a soccer league.
Sometimes the -ing word goes after the preposition.
Example: She is interested in making new friends.
Some more examples of adjective + in mixes in sentences:
Photo by Nicole Green on UnsplashJoe is confident in his baseball skills.
Photo by Clay Banks on UnsplashThey are interested in buying this house.
Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on UnsplashJane is disappointed in her results.
Photo by Afif Ramdhasuma on UnsplashThey are engaged in a fight.
Experienced In
Use "experienced in" to talk about your work and skills.
Photo by Markus Winkler on UnsplashYou can use "experienced in" to describe your:
Skills
Example: Rachel is experienced in web design.
Work experience
Example: Ray is experienced in training dogs to help people with special needs.
Quiz
He is experienced in _______. Choose the correct ending/s for this sentence. Choose any that are correct:
To talk about experience in a job, you can use "experienced in". To talk about using a specific tool, you must use "experienced with".
Did you know?
You can use "experienced with" when you want to describe your experience with a specific tool, method, or thing.
Examples:
Rachel is experienced with different web design tools.
Ray is experienced with many dog training methods.
Interested In
Use the adjective "interested in" to show that you want to learn more about something or like to do it.
You can use "interested in" to:
Show your interest in situations, activities, or sports.
Examples:
We are interested in hiking.
Dana is interested in soccer.
Raj is interested in the new job opening at his workplace.
Show your interest in a person or a group of people.
Example:
Ryan is interested in the new girl in his class.
Quiz
"I'm interested in _______________." Choose any correct ending for this sentence:
All four endings go with the "interested in" adjective-preposition combination.
Involved In
Use "involved in" to show that you're connected to an activity.
You can use "involved in" to:
Describe the work you're doing.
Example: I'm involved in the new project at work.
2. Describe other things you like to do, like playing sports or helping others.
Example: Every day after school, Rosa is involved in helping people at the seniors' home.
Quiz
"She's involved in _______________." Choose any correct ending for this sentence:
All three endings can go with the "involved in".
Let's Bring It All Together
From the options given below, choose the correct order of adjective and preposition combinations to fill in the missing details in the following paragraph.
Gemma is ___________the new dress designer position at her company. She is______designing evening gowns and other dresses. She is _____________ the local sewing club for young children in her town.
A. involved in, interested in, experienced in
B. interested in, experienced in, involved in
C. experienced in, interested in, involved in
Quiz
Choose the correct order of the missing adjective + preposition combinations in the story above:
'Interested in' expresses Gemma's interest in the new job. Her experience is explained by 'experienced in'. Finally, her involvement in the local community is explained by 'involved in'.
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