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Used with verbs:
"
Be careful of what you say."
(be)
"
He is careful with the new baby."
(be: is/am/are)
"
Past experiences have made me careful when I'm alone at night."
(have made)
Used with adverbs:
"
When you drive in the rain, you must be extra careful."
(extra, more, especially, particularly)
"
She is being extremely careful with the newborn baby."
(extremely, very, really, fairly)
"
We need to be a little careful around her these days."
(a little, a bit)
Used with prepositions:
"
He's careful about what he puts in his body."
(about, of)
"
Please be careful with that kitten."
(with, around)
Used with nouns:
"
We made this decision after careful analysis."
(analysis, consideration, deliberation, examination, inspection, investigation)
"
She's a careful driver."
(driver, person)
"
This machine needs careful maintenance."
(attention, handling, monitoring, supervision, guidance)
"
The writer is using careful wording with her first book."
(wording, thought, research, reflection, reasoning, preparation)
