paco2004  +  148982 Tue, 18 Oct 05 04:23 AM Hello Teachers "Don't be afraid of him to be braver than you". Is it a correct sentence? Thank you in advance. paco paco2004 Joined on Wed, Nov 17 2004 Senior Member 4,095 In Japan today even dogs are learning how to bow-wow in English.

	CalifJim  +  148984 Tue, 18 Oct 05 04:52 AM Paco, Sorry!  You lose!  But thank you for playing!  "Don't be afraid of him being braver than you." "Don't be afraid that he may be braver than you." CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,463 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	paco2004  +  148996 Tue, 18 Oct 05 05:26 AM Hello CJ Don't be afraid of him to be braver than you". Is it a correct sentence? I'm a learner and what I am expecting from teachers here is an answer like "correct" or "not correct. regards.   paco2004 Regards

	CalifJim  +  149003 Tue, 18 Oct 05 05:57 AM 'not correct' CalifJim

	Whillie2000  +  149007 Tue, 18 Oct 05 06:03 AM Hello As I see it, the sentence is correct because both the subject and the predicate are present. Therefore, the statement is grammatical. Whillie2000 Predicates

	CalifJim  +  149014 Tue, 18 Oct 05 06:14 AM Hi, Whillie2000, The grammatical rule which is broken is this: After a preposition, the -ing form of the verb, not the infinitive, must be used (if a verb follows). The preposition is of.  The verb is be.  (The intervening "him" does not change the rule.) "... afraid of him being ..." I hope that clears it up!  CJ CalifJim Verbs, Prepositions

	CalifJim  +  149312 Wed, 19 Oct 05 03:24 AM I sometimes forget that my reader may not be aware of the good-natured humor I occasionally use by quoting a bit of rather culture-bound slang currently popular in my geographical area! CalifJim