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Verb patterns.
Verb patterns: bother
Look
at these two sentences using the word bother.
- "It bothers me to see how many plastic bags are given out
by cashiers in supermakets."
- "I am bothered by how many plastic bags are given out by cashiers
in supermarkets."
Here bother means worry or annoy. Other verbs
that can be used in the same way are these:
- annoy - upset, irritate,
bug (this is an informal or colloquial word)
- worry - concern,
interest, puzzle
- surprise - amaze, shock
- please - comfort
For example:
- "It pleases me to see how much progress you have made."
- "I
am pleased by how much progress you have made."
Put the words in order
to make sentences that follow the same pattern.