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. 

Han Solo from Star Wars says You can describe your interests, experiences, and involvement in activities by using the adjectives "interested", "experienced", and "involved" with the preposition "in".

Adjectives and Prepositions - How to use them together

Some adjectives can have prepositions after them.

There are no rules for using adjectives with prepositions.

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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:

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Joe is confident in his baseball skills.

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They are interested in buying this house.

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Jane is disappointed in her results.

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They are engaged in a fight.

Experienced In

Use "experienced in" to talk about your work and skills.

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You can use "experienced in" to describe your:

  1. Skills

    Example: Rachel is experienced in web design.

  2. 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:

Interested In

Use the adjective "interested in" to show that you want to learn more about something or like to do it.

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You can use "interested in" to:

  1. 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.

  1. 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:

Involved In

Use "involved in" to show that you're connected to an activity.

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You can use "involved in" to:

  1. 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:

Let's Bring It All Together

Flaticon Icon of four hands 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:

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