Correct Preposition Usage with 'Angry'

When expressing feelings of anger, the preposition used often depends on whether you are angry at or about something, or angry with a person.

Understanding 'Angry With' vs. Other Prepositions

• Angry with someone: This is the standard and most common way to express anger directed towards a person. For example, "I am angry with you."
• Angry at something/someone: While sometimes used interchangeably with 'with' for people, 'at' is more commonly used for situations, actions, or things. For example, "He was angry at the outcome." or "They were angry at his behaviour."
• Angry about something: This is used specifically when referring to the cause or reason for the anger, which is usually a situation or event. For example, "She is angry about the delay."

Analyzing the Options

Let's look at why the other options are incorrect and why option 2 is the right choice:

• Option 1: I am angry to you. - The preposition 'to' is incorrect here. It doesn't fit the standard grammatical structure for expressing anger towards a person.
• Option 2: I am angry with you. - This correctly uses the preposition 'with' to show anger directed at a person ('you'). This is the standard idiomatic usage in English.
• Option 3: I am angry for you. - The preposition 'for' is not typically used in this direct way to express anger towards someone. It might appear in phrases like "fighting for you," but not for expressing the feeling of anger itself towards the person.
• Option 4: I am angry in you. - The preposition 'in' is grammatically incorrect in this context. It doesn't convey the intended meaning of directed anger.
• Option 5: This option is empty and therefore invalid.

Therefore, the only grammatically correct sentence expressing anger towards a person is "I am angry with you."