preposition — I am petrified of going ...

[Rollercoaster1]

I heard a guy saying 'I am petrified of going to another country for higher studies'. I came across a website where prepositions 'of, by, at, in' are used in sentences. Placing each preposition after the word 'petrified', what would it mean?

Here is the link to the website: https://lingohelp.me/preposition-after-adjective/petrified-of-by-at-in-about/

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Re: preposition

Did you read the list of sentences?

Not all of them.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Re: preposition

Well, it would be a good idea to read them and see if you can get some ideas yourself.

I think 'I am petrified to go to another country for higher studies' sounds better than the one in the OP.

 

[jutfrank]

Re: preposition

I think 'I am petrified to go to another country for higher studies' sounds better than the one in the OP.

No, that's not right. Don't use a to-infinitive verb after petrified.

There are a lot of good examples on the list you have. As Piscean suggests, read them all carefully and see if you can sense the different meanings that the different prepositions give for yourself.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Re: preposition

Well, it would be a good idea to read them and see if you can get some ideas yourself.

From the top, the first part of sentence No. 6 doesn't make sense. https://lingohelp.me/preposition-after-adjective/petrified-of-by-at-in-about/

 

[Rover_KE]

I've improved your thread title.

 

[emsr2d2]

Use "higher education", not "higher studies".