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Ask for help > "AFRAID", "AFRAID OF", "AFRAID + THAT CLAUSE??
"AFRAID", "AFRAID OF", "AFRAID + THAT CLAUSE??
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urpillay
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"AFRAID", "AFRAID OF", "AFRAID + THAT CLAUSE??
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Hello everybody,
I have a doubt. Can you help me, please?
Which of these sentences is correct and what is the explanation?
a) She was afraid that sharks came and ate her children.
b) She was afraid of sharks came and ate her children
c) She was afraid that sharks would come and eat her children.
Thank you very much!! |
24 Feb 2010
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Zora
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"c" is the correct answer. 
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24 Feb 2010
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colibrita
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"She was afraid (that) sharks would come and eat her children" is the correct option.
Basically, it �s the "future in the past". She was afraid that something was going to happen.
You could also say "she was afraid of sharks coming and eating her children"
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24 Feb 2010
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urpillay
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Thank you very much Zora and Colibrita for your quick answers!! |
24 Feb 2010
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