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Big dream Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

For fear/ In case

Hi,

Is the following sentences correct?

For fear:
Is a modal after "for fear" necessary?

We must hurry for fear we miss the plane.

In case: (past or present)

I avoided driving fast in case I have an accident.

Or
I avoided driving fast in case I had an accident.

Thanks.
  

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big dream Are the following sentences correct? The first one is, but a native speaker would say We must hurry so that we don’t miss the plane. Your first sentence with in case is wrong, your second unnatural The following are natural.

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  • big dream Are the following sentences correct?
  • The first one is, but a native speaker would say We must hurry so that we don’t miss the plane.
  • Your first sentence with in case is wrong, your second unnatural The following are natural.
  • I avoided driving fast so that I wouldn’t get into an accident .
  • I drove [ carefully / slowly ] to avoid any accidents .
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big dreamAre the following sentences correct?
The first one is, but a native speaker would say We must hurry so that we don’t miss the plane.

Your first sentence with in case is wrong, your second unnatural The following are natural.

I avoided driving fast so that I wouldn’
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Aspara GusYour first sentence with in case is wrong, your second unnatural The following are natural.I avoided driving fast so that I wouldn’t get into an accident.I drove [carefully / slowly] to avoid any accidents.
I don't have any problem with "so that."  or "to." I want to understand the use of  "for fear" and "in case". 

Could you please explain w
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I am waiting for help.
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We must hurry in case we miss the plane does not work. we use in case to suggest that we are prepared for the consequences of something happening, not to avoid the consequences:

We must take an umbrella in case it rains.
We must hurry in case the plane leaves early. (Unlikely these days, I admit)
I've bought train tickets in case we miss the plane.
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