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JUNHEE LEE Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

are you afraid...

Are you afraid that your mom gets angry?
Are you afraid if your mon gets angry?

Are both of these natural to say?

Thank you as always~:)
  

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JUNHEE LEE Are both of these natural to say? For children, 'mom' is OK. Adults usually use 'mother'.

— Mister Micawber

  • JUNHEE LEE Are both of these natural to say?
  • For children, 'mom' is OK.
  • Adults usually use 'mother'.
  • Are you afraid that your mother will get angry?
  • Are you afraid if/when your mother gets angry?
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JUNHEE LEEAre both of these natural to say?
For children, 'mom' is OK. Adults usually use 'mother'.

Are you afraid that your mother will get angry?
Are you afraid if/when your mother gets angry?
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Are you afraid that your mother gets angry?

Would it be awkward without "will"?
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JUNHEE LEEWould it be awkward without "will"?
Worse; I can think of no context for such a construction.
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