Confusing words (How prepositions can change the meaning)

Confusing words (How prepositions can change the meaning)


 



GOOD AT / FOR


To be good at something means to do something well:



  • "Carla is good at sports."


If something is good for you, it is beneficial:



  • "Walking is good for you."


GOOD TO / WITH


If you are good to someone, you are kind or thoughtful:



  • "The nurse was good to my mother."


Someone who is good with something is skillful or competent:



  • 'll repair it; I'm good with my hands."


 GRATEFUL FOR


We are grateful for something given to us or done for us:



  • "He was grateful for the support of his friends and family."


GRATEFUL TO


Grateful to refers to the person or thing that makes you appreciative:



  • "The owners were grateful to the fire fighters for saving their house."


 


MAD ABOUT


If you are mad about someone or something, you like them a lot:



  • "Alex is mad about Emily (or golf...)."