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Fear Clauses

Fear Clauses. I’m afraid we have to learn them. What is it?. A fear clause is a subordinate clause denoting fear or apprehension. How to spot them. Subordinate clause with a verb in the subjunctive. Main clause includes a verb (or participle or noun) of fearing

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Fear Clauses

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  1. Fear Clauses I’m afraid we have to learn them

  2. What is it? • A fear clause is a subordinate clause denoting fear or apprehension.

  3. How to spot them • Subordinate clause with a verb in the subjunctive. • Main clause includes a verb (or participle or noun) of fearing • Introduced by ne for the positive, ut or ne. . .non for the negative

  4. How to translate them • Add “that” after the verb of fearing (just like with indirect statements) • Present subjunctives = may • Imperfect = might • Perfect = have/has • Plpf = had

  5. I’m not afraid of these! • These seem easy, surely there’s a trick? • ut = negative • ne = positive • 

  6. But why ?????!!!! • Not my fault • Originally the two clauses in the sentence were 2 independent clauses (in two sentences). • The first clause was just a statement expressing fear • The second clause was a jussive (command). • Ex: Timeo! Ne sis pirata! • I am afraid! Don’t be a pirate! • Became: Timeo ne sis pirate! • I’m afraid that you are a pirate!

  7. Exempla! • Domitia, fragoreaudito, veritaest ne Paris de arborececidisset. • Domitia, with the crash having been heard, feared that Paris had fallen from the tree. • Clemens vereturutpueriDomitianoplacuerint. • Clemens is afraid that the boys have not pleased Domitian. • periculumest ne litterae ad Agricolam non portarentur. • It is dangerous that the letters might not be carried to Agricola.

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