Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct option.

He was frightened _________.

  1. to be killed

  2. to being killed

  3. for being killed

  4. of being killed
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct phrase is 'frightened of being killed' (or 'afraid of being killed'). After 'frightened', we use the preposition 'of' followed by a gerund (-ing form). 'To be killed' incorrectly uses the infinitive, 'to being killed' has no grammatical basis, and 'for being killed' is not the standard preposition for this emotion.

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