Use the following adjectives followed by 'of'.
Each
group of adjectives have the same or related meanings. Use the verb 'to be'
with these expressions.
Example: It was very nice of him to buy me a present.
I'm afraid it was stupid of me to come.
It was very mean of Susan to say that to
Tom.
Adjective + Preposition
I'm
really angry about our losses on the stock market!
His
photographs are very different from his paintings.
He
says he's sorry for shouting at you.
She's
famous for her watercolor paintings.
"What is the difference between on
time and in time?"
"What is the difference between
in the end and at the end?"
Michael Swan’s excellent Practical
English Usage (Oxford University Press), provides a succinct answer to both of
these questions:
"On time = at the
planned time; neither late nor early:
Peter
wants the meeting to start exactly on time.
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In time = with enough time to spare; before the last moment:
He
would have died if they hadn’t got him to the hospital in time." p. 450
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"In the end = finally,
after a long time:
In
the end, I got a visa for Russia.
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At the end = at the point where something stops:
I
think the film’s a bit weak at the end. p. 450
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