Timeline for Why can the adjective “afraid” be used this way (before a noun clause) in this sentence?
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| Dec 2, 2014 at 19:53 | comment | added | 200_success | More accurately, Afraid modifies he. | |
| Dec 2, 2014 at 17:16 | comment | added | kevin cline | It could have read "Afraid that..." but it scans better without "that" . | |
| Dec 2, 2014 at 14:47 | comment | added | Paddy Landau | The implied "that" is the key point. The sentence should have read, "Afraid that the dream should prove true…" Modern English speakers often leave out the word "that", which sometimes leads to confusion. | |
| Dec 2, 2014 at 7:39 | history | edited | DoneWithThis. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added essential comma
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| S Dec 2, 2014 at 7:22 | history | suggested | user156389 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Adding a clarifying detail.
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| Dec 2, 2014 at 7:21 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Dec 2, 2014 at 7:17 | history | answered | Lucian Sava | CC BY-SA 3.0 |