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Alex RO Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Fear going or fear to go

Hello,

Why the first sentenceis correct and the second is not:

1. Fearing to go herself, she sent her daughter to find the news.

2. Fearing to going herself, she sent her daughter to find the news.

Also why the first sentenceis correct and the second is not:

1. She wouldn't say anything to the Press because she feared being misreported.

2. She wouldn't say anything to the Press because she feared to be misreported.

Are there rules for using the verb+ing or verb+to or one must learn them by heart?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

A part of the answer, in this case might be that - when you use the -ing form, it's a kind of characterisc with this person: she always fears that. - when you use the to + infinitive form, it means : in this instance.

— Pieanne

  • A part of the answer, in this case might be that - when you use the -ing form, it's a kind of characterisc with this person: she always fears that.
  • - when you use the to + infinitive form, it means : in this instance.
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A part of the answer, in this case might be that
- when you use the -ing form, it's a kind of characterisc with this person: she always fears that.
- when you use the to + infinitive form, it means : in this instance.
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Hello Alex

fear doing = be afraid of doing =feel the doing might happen.
fear to do = hesitate to do from the fear of bad results.

1. Fearing to go herself, she sent her daughter to find the news.
=As she feared to go herself, she sent her daughter to find the news.
2. Fearing to going herself, she sent her daughter to
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