About

1. 		1 About identifies a topic.

2. 		Pattern 1: noun + be + about + noun This book is about prepositions.

3. 		Nouns commonly used before about: argument, article, book, conversation, disagreement, discussion, joke, lecture, movie, news, play, program, report, speech, story

4. 		Pattern 2: noun + about + noun She gave me advice about my loan.

5. 		Nouns commonly used before about: assurance, complaint, comment, gossip, lie, question, statement, truth

6. 		Pattern 3: verb + about + noun He often talks about his job.

7. 		Verbs commonly used before about: agree, argue, brag, care, complain, cry, do, dream, forget, groan, hear, joke, know, laugh, lie, moan, pray, read, say, scream, sing, talk, think, wonder, worry, yell

8. 		Expressions:

9. 		to see about—

10. 		1. to delay a decision until more information is known We want to buy a house, but we will see about that later.

11. 		2. to get information about I called that office to see about getting a job there.

12. 		to find out about—to get information about She called the school to find out about her daughter's behavior.

13. 		Pattern 4: verb + noun + about She knows something about airplanes.

14. 		Typical verbs used with this pattern: ask, find out, know, learn, say

15. 		Typical nouns used before about: a little, a lot, quite a bit, nothing, something, very little

16. 		Pattern 5: verb + indirect object + about + noun They asked me about my trip.

17. 		Verbs commonly used with this pattern: advise, ask, bother, contact, harass, question, remind, teach, tell, write

18. 		Pattern 6: adjective + about + noun They were very kind about our late arrival.

19. 		Adjectives commonly used before about: charming, kind, nasty, nice, mean, rude, sweet, understanding, unkind

20. 		2 About can identify the cause of an emotion or condition.

21. 		Pattern: adjective + about + noun We are excited about our vacation.

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