A bit more complicated?

Rob L.C1Kwiziq community member

The lesson contains the sentence "To express the more formal expression for fear that / out of fear that + verb in the Conditional (= for fear that you would do this) or may do/might do in French, the structure is a bit more complicated". My question is: a bit more complicated than what? It's confusing.

This question relates to:French lesson "De peur que + ne explétif + the subjunctive mood (Le Subjonctif) = for fear that in French"

Asked 5 years ago

Like0Answer2

MarieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Rob,

We have tweaked the lesson for clarity, thanks for bringing this to our attention!

Like05 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

You are correct. A slight rewording of the English explanatory sentence would prevent people to go looking for what it might refer to as "less complicated" vs. "more complicated":

Like05 years ago

Rob L. asked:

A bit more complicated?

The lesson contains the sentence "To express the more formal expression for fear that / out of fear that + verb in the Conditional (= for fear that you would do this) or may do/might do in French, the structure is a bit more complicated". My question is: a bit more complicated than what? It's confusing.

Sign in to submit your answer

Don't have an account yet? Join today