Question

he is afraid ______ ghosts (of/off ) fill with suitable prepositions ​

Answer 1

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He is afraid 'of' ghosts.

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Answer 2

He is afraid of ghosts.

Explanation:

The preposition "Of" is employed to establish a relationship between two objects. Here are some of the places where "of" is used.

• To signify something is related to something
• To ascertain a position in a space
• To use when we create a noun-phrase from a verb phrase

The preposition "Off" is used to indicate the distinction or separation from a particular object.

Here are some of the places where "Off" is used.

• It is used as antonym of the preposition "on"
• It is used to indicate that a particular thing is placed at a distance place or something that is far away
• It can be used at places where something is detached or taken away from an object.