The adjective 'afraid' can be followed by different prepositions depending on the meaning. 'Afraid of' is used to express fear of something. 'Afraid for' is used when someone is worried about the safety or well-being of another. In the sentence 'I'm afraid ____ dogs. When I was a child I was scared by a big dog,' the context of being scared by a dog indicates fear, making 'of' the correct preposition.
Для тестового предложения «Я боюсь ____ собак.» нам нужно выбрать предлог после прилагательного «afraid», которое означает «чувствовать страх или беспокоиться о возможных результатах определенной ситуации». В соответствии со словарями, мы можем использовать два предлога после прилагательного «afraid»: (1) of (Она всегда боялась пауков.; Я боюсь заблудиться.) и (2) for (Он боялся за своих детей. = Он верил, что им может быть причинен вред, что они в опасности.; Многие из нас боятся за свою работу.). Мы могли бы использовать ответ 'for' в контексте, когда какой-то человек считает, что какие-то собаки находятся в опасности — возможно, кто-то хочет им навредить.
| Task | I'm afraid ____ dogs. When I was a child I was scared by a big dog. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | for |
| b | at |
| c | of |
| d | on |
| comment | For the test sentence ‘I'm afraid ____ dogs.’ we need to choose a preposition after the adjective ‘afraid’ that means ‘feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation’. In accordance with dictionaries, we can use two prepositions after the adjective ‘afraid’:(1) of (She’s always been afraid of spiders.; I’m afraid of being lost.) and (2) for (He was afraid for his children. = He believed that they might be hurt, that they were in danger.; Many of us are afraid for our jobs.). We could use the answer 'for' in the context when some person believes that some dogs are in danger – maybe somebody wants to hurt them. |
| topic | adjective pluse preposition |
| level | 1 |
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