A feat to talk
A. I had a fear of being unaccepted until I forged my way into an acceptable life. I had a fear to talk until I learned to speak once I had something to say worth hearing .I had a fear of death or that of an empty life until I died and came back to a full life ...
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The question is that I'm not sure whether "to talk" in "I had a fear to talk" modifies "a fear".
Does this infinitive phrase "to talk" modifies the noun phrase "a fear"?
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Hi At first, it sounds strange to my ear but, yes, I think that's ok. ' followed by an -ing verb, but I think either is acceptable: - At one time, I suffered from social anxiety and had a fear of talking to other people. Quite simply, I had a fear to talk.
- Hi At first, it sounds strange to my ear but, yes, I think that's ok.
- ' followed by an -ing verb, but I think either is acceptable: - At one time, I suffered from social anxiety and had a fear of talking to other people.
- Quite simply, I had a fear to talk.
- Yes, I think it works in either form Dave
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Hi
At first, it sounds strange to my ear but, yes, I think that's ok. I would probably use 'fear of..' followed by an -ing verb, but I think either is acceptable:
- At one time, I suffered from social anxiety and had a fear of talking to other people. Quite simply, I had a fear to talk.
Yes, I think it works in either form
Dave
0fire1The question is that I'm not sure whether "to talk" in "I had a fear to talk" modifies "a fear".
Does this infinitive phrase "to talk" modifies the noun phrase "a fear"?
It's "fear of talking", and "of talking" is the complement of "fear".
CJ
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