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Clauses: Can i use the word "fear" instead of "afraid"



 
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Clauses: Can i use the word "fear" instead of "afraid" #1 (permalink) Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:25 am   Clauses: Can i use the word "fear" instead of "afraid"
 

I said to my friend : " When you are walking on the road, if a dog follows you, if you are afraid of that dog, it will follows you, if you don't afraid of a dog , and if you turn your body and look at the dog then it will go away"

can i use the word "fear" instead of "afraid" .

Could you Check out the errors in the above sentences and also give me the explanation .
Can a sentence contains multiple "if" clauses and one sub-ordinate clauses?

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Clauses: Can i use the word "fear" instead of "afraid" #2 (permalink) Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:27 am   Clauses: Can i use the word "fear" instead of "afraid"
 

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Within limits, a sentence can contain more than one 'if' clause. Your sentence needs some help:

When you are walking on the road, if you see a dog and (if you) are afraid of it, it will follow you; if you aren't afraid of the dog and if you turn and look at it, then it will go away.

I suggest you omit at least the words in parentheses.
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Clauses: Can i use the word "fear" instead of "afraid" #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 07, 2008 13:27 pm   Clauses: Can i use the word "fear" instead of "afraid"
 

Yes, you can use "fear":

When you are walking on the road, if you see a dog and you fear it, it will follow you; if you don't fear the dog and turn and look at it, it will go away.

One can say "if you have/don't fear", but it sounds a bit dated, IMO.
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