About the correct use of at them or in them
Hello, I was discussing with my friend, because this:
What should be the correct sentence:
That made me interested in them or that made me interested at them.
I'm confusing because I know see people use: "Look at him" ~ so for this reason it confuses me!
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Answers · 2
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'That made me interested in them' is correct.
'That made me interested at them.' is wrong.
The preposition collocates with the verb, or adjective not with the object. Unfortunately, that's something you just have to learn.
interested in / jealous of / annoyed at ...
Sometimes they have different meanings. 'Look at him', 'Look in the box', 'Look over the wall'...
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"That made me interested in them" would probably be the better of the two sentences.
"in" and "at" can both be used as prepositions. In prepositions, you need a noun to serve as the object of the preposition. This is why you wouldn't say, "Look at he!".
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