[Grammar] angry with

[towcats1]

Hello.
I have a lovely favorite incredible book by R.A.Close. (A reference grammar for students of English.) In chapter 7.20 (adjectives followed by prepositions) the adjective 'angry' followed by two prepositions- with sby and about stg
I found the preposition 'at' in many other reference books. I suppose R.A.Close is much more accurate. Is it correct to use this preposition 'at'?

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello.

I have a lovely [STRIKE]favorite incredible[/STRIKE] book by R.A. space here Close no full stop here (A Reference Grammar for Students of English.) In chapter 7.20 (adjectives followed by prepositions) the adjective 'angry' is followed by two prepositions space here - "with [STRIKE]sby[/STRIKE] somebody" and "about [STRIKE]stg[/STRIKE] something".

I found the preposition 'at' in many other reference books. I suppose R.A. space here Close is much more accurate. Is it correct to use [STRIKE]this[/STRIKE] the preposition 'at'?

As always on the forum, we would like you to give us some complete sentences to consider. However, at its most basic level, we can be "angry with/at someone" or "angry about something". You will see examples of "angry at something" (for example, "My brother just seems angry at the whole world right now") but it's less common.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hello.
I have a lovely, favorite, incredible book by R. [space] A. [space] Close, a reference grammar for students of English. In chapter 7.20 (adjectives followed by prepositions) the adjective 'angry' is followed by two prepositions- with somebody and about something.

I found the preposition 'at' in many other reference books. I suppose R. A. Close is much more accurate. Is it correct to use this preposition 'at'?

Hi Towcats -

Show is a complete sentence or two that have the words you want us to look at.

Thanks!

(Cross-post.)

 

[towcats1]

https://sentencedict.com/wordQueryDo.php

1. He's really angry at/with me for upsetting Sophie.
2. I was angry at his slipshod work.
3. He felt angry at the injustice of the situation.
4. The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.
5. She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.
6. She had been very angry at the person who stole her new bike.
7. He was angry at my words.
8. Students were angry at being treated like children.
9. I was angry at the time but we had a good laugh about it afterwards.
10. She was angry at being denied the opportunity to see me.
11. Local residents were angry at not being brought in on the new housing proposal.​

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[GoesStation]

5. She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.

That's not an example of being angry at something or somebody. It's an example of the adverbial phrase "at first". This should be clear if you rephrase the sentence as "At first, she was angry — but we managed to calm her down."

I think "at first" is a sentence adverb, but don't take my word for it. :-(

 

[emsr2d2]

https://sentencedict.com/wordQueryDo.php

1. He's really angry at/with me for upsetting Sophie.
2. I was angry at his slipshod work.
3. He felt angry at the injustice of the situation.
4. The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.
5. She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.
6. She had been very angry at the person who stole her new bike.
7. He was angry at my words.
8. Students were angry at being treated like children.
9. I was angry at the time but we had a good laugh about it afterwards.
10. She was angry at being denied the opportunity to see me.
11. Local residents were angry at not being brought in on the new housing proposal.​

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We were hoping that you would write some sentences of your own, not just quote sentences you found in a dictionary!