northpath
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There are two sentences:
I’m frightened BY spiders.
Don’t be frightened OF the dog – he won’t hurt you.
Why in the first sentence is used the preposition ‘by’ while in the second one ‘of’?
I’m frightened BY spiders.
Don’t be frightened OF the dog – he won’t hurt you.
Why in the first sentence is used the preposition ‘by’ while in the second one ‘of’?