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Danil Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

wasn't afraid or didn't afraid

Hello to everyone! Sorry, I went back again to what I have already done!

I wrote a sentence:

The cat came so closely to the people that it seemed like she didn't afraid them.

It was incorrect and one of a native speakers corrected me to "wasn't.
I have to write, using "wasn't"

The cat came so closely to the people that it seemed like she wasn't afraid them.

My question: Why "didn't"was wrong? Emotion: sadEmotion: sad I have forgotten the rule and don't know how to find the answer.
Kind regards and sorry for the same questions.
  

Top answer

The dummy auxiliary verb do is used with verbs. Afraid is an adjective. The cat wasn’t afraid of the people because they didn’t scare it.

— RandomGuy

  • The dummy auxiliary verb do is used with verbs.
  • Afraid is an adjective.
  • The cat wasn’t afraid of the people because they didn’t scare it.
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The dummy auxiliary verb do is used with verbs. Afraid is an adjective. The cat wasn’t afraid of the people because they didn’t scare it.

(…wasn’t afraid of them.)
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Thank you! Now it's clear! I thought that the word "afraid" is the noun.
I was wrrong!
Thank you very very much!
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DanilI thought that the word "afraid" is the noun
Did you mean you thought afraid was a verb? You can’t put a noun after didn’t; you need a verb.
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Yes, I thought that "afraid" was a verb, because on Russian it sounds like a verb Emotion: smile Yes I know that after "didn't I have to put a ver
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