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Youngbuts Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
afraid of him vs afraid of him to do ST
Good afternoon, everyone.
I got some sentences related to the adjective "afraid" from a dictionary. The followings are them.
(1) Her father looked ill and she was suddenly afraid for him.
(2) I am afraid of a dog.
I searched "afraid" on the internet and I have gotten the following sentences.
(3) I am afraid of him to pretend to be okay with me, just to look good.
(4) Why are the Manny Fans afraid for him to take the dreaded test?
As you see, the differnce is that the setences from the internet have to-infinitive after "of him" and "for him". I guess instead of the number (3), I can say I am afraid that he will pretend to be okay with me. However, I wonder whether the sentences from the internet are right grammatically or they are acceptible to many native speakers in spoken language though they are not corrent in grammar.
I have heard many times the sentence "It is kind of you to do that.", where to-infinitive follow an adjective and a phrase of prepostion and pronoun. So, to me the sentences of (3) and (4) seems to be possible, but any dictionaries doesn't show example sentences like those except on the internet. I would like to know the extent of the sentence use and the rightness of them in grammar.
Thank you in advance
I got some sentences related to the adjective "afraid" from a dictionary. The followings are them.
(1) Her father looked ill and she was suddenly afraid for him.
(2) I am afraid of a dog.
I searched "afraid" on the internet and I have gotten the following sentences.
(3) I am afraid of him to pretend to be okay with me, just to look good.
(4) Why are the Manny Fans afraid for him to take the dreaded test?
As you see, the differnce is that the setences from the internet have to-infinitive after "of him" and "for him". I guess instead of the number (3), I can say I am afraid that he will pretend to be okay with me. However, I wonder whether the sentences from the internet are right grammatically or they are acceptible to many native speakers in spoken language though they are not corrent in grammar.
I have heard many times the sentence "It is kind of you to do that.", where to-infinitive follow an adjective and a phrase of prepostion and pronoun. So, to me the sentences of (3) and (4) seems to be possible, but any dictionaries doesn't show example sentences like those except on the internet. I would like to know the extent of the sentence use and the rightness of them in grammar.
Thank you in advance
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my dictionary shows be afraid for someone = believe that someone is in danger For example, people here are afraid for their children . and you are afraid of someone, because they can hurt you.
- my dictionary shows be afraid for someone = believe that someone is in danger For example, people here are afraid for their children .
- and you are afraid of someone, because they can hurt you.
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my dictionary shows be afraid for someone = believe that someone is in danger
For example, people here are afraid for their children .
and you are afraid of someone, because they can hurt you.
For example, people here are afraid for their children .
and you are afraid of someone, because they can hurt you.
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Thank for you comment. I guess my English in the previous message was too poor to let you understand me. My English always frustrates me. It always happens, so I will try again.
What I'm wondering is not the difference between "afraid of" and "afraid for", but whether I can say "I am afraid for her to leave me.". Of course, I could guess the sentence may mean I am afraid she will leav
What I'm wondering is not the difference between "afraid of" and "afraid for", but whether I can say "I am afraid for her to leave me.". Of course, I could guess the sentence may mean I am afraid she will leav
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