Why no ne expletive here?

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Why no ne expletive here?

Je ne suis pas sûr qu'il ________. I'm not sure he's coming.(

Je ne pense pas qu'elle ________ compter." I don't think she knows how to count.
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate savoir in the subjunctive present in French (Le Subjonctif Présent)"
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Bonjour Nicolle,

A similar query was posted in our Q&A forum a while ago. Here's the link and answer:

Nicholas asked: "Pourquoi il n'y a pas un ne explétif ?"

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Why no ne expletive here?

Je ne suis pas sûr qu'il ________. I'm not sure he's coming.(

Je ne pense pas qu'elle ________ compter." I don't think she knows how to count.

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