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Anonymous
09-21-2004, 07:56 PM
Hi,
Please check if these sentences are correct and natural, and if my thoughts are correct?

1-1. She felt guilty/guilt telling him to leave/stop school. [At the same time]
1-2. She felt guilty/guilt that she was telling him to leave/stop school. [At the same time]
1-3. She felt guilty/guilt for telling him to leave/stop school. [At the same time or after telling, but usually after telling]
1-4. She felt guilty/guilt for having told him to leave/stop school. [After telling]
1-5. She felt guilty/guilt that she [told, had told] him to leave/stop school. [Both tense mean the same, and we say this 'after telling'].

2-1. He felt fear/fearful being alone in the dark. [At the same time]
2-2. He felt fear/fearful of/for being alone in the dark. [At the same time]
2-3. He felt fear/fearful that he was alone in the dark. [At the same time]

Thanks a million.
Ann

Rusty
09-22-2004, 04:21 PM
1-1. She felt guilty/guilt telling him to leave/stop school. [At the same time--Yes] (Felt guilty is more natural).

1-2. She felt guilty/<strike>guilt</strike> that she was telling him to leave/stop school. [At the same time--Yes]
1-3. She felt guilty <strike>/guilt</strike> for telling him to leave/stop school. [At the same time or after telling, but usually after telling--Yes]
1-4. She felt guilty<strike>/guilt</strike> for having told him to leave/stop school. [After telling--Yes]
1-5. She felt guilty/<strike>guilt</strike> that she [told, had told] him to leave/stop school. [Both tense mean the same, and we say this 'after telling'--Yes]. (A person can feel guilt, but it is more natural to say, "...feel guilty that/for...).

2-1. He felt fear/fearful being alone in the dark. [At the same time--Yes]
2-2. He felt fear/fearful of/<strike>for</strike> being alone in the dark. [At the same time--Yes]
2-3. He felt fear/fearful that he was alone in the dark. [At the same time] ("That" doesn't sound natural).