Afraid without to be

Ariadna · #1 (permalink) Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:07 am *Afraid without to be*

Hello everybody!!! Today I saw very strange sentence.
AFRAID, I turned and ran back to the door.
I know that the word AFRAID must be using with TO BE( am , is , were). Is Using AFRAID in this sentence correct? I couldn't find out it. :(
Many thanks in advance.
Ariadna

Torsten · #2 (permalink) Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:38 pm *Afraid, I ran back...*

Hi Ariadna,

Your sentence is correct, it's a shortened version of 'Being afraid, I turned and ran back ...' or 'I was afraid and ran back ...'

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Ariadna · #3 (permalink) Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:50 pm *Afraid, I ran back...*

Torsten · #4 (permalink) Tue Jan 27, 2004 13:05 pm *Standard English*

Yes, it's standard English.

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Ariadna · #5 (permalink) Tue Jan 27, 2004 13:42 pm *Standard English*

Thanks.
Ariadna :P

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