the poor worker was laboring harder__that he might be fired.
a,on condition b,in order that c,in case d,for fear
2007-09-18 05:16:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The answer is d. for fear.
Consider the options.
Linguistically, a works, but it makes no sense in context. What poor worker would make the possibility of his being fired a condition for his working harder?
Choice b also works linguistically, but presents the same logical error as choice a.
Choice c does not work linguistically. The phrase "in case that" is awkward and confusing. However, it does work contextually.
But choice d, for fear, fits both contextually and linguistically. Why is the poor worker laboring harder? Because he fears for his job.
2007-09-18 05:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by some_mystery_for_u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, Michael's right. It's FOR FEAR.
Choices A, B and C do not make sense. I don't know how to explain, lol. But if you try using the choices one by one, you will know only D makes sense.
2007-09-18 05:25:26 · answer #2 · answered by Nia F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D
the poor worker was laboring harder for fear that he might be fired.
2007-09-18 05:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by simmychick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D.For fear
2007-09-18 05:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
D. for fear
it explains WHY he's laboring harder
2007-09-18 12:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by need_2_know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for fear
2007-09-18 05:20:30 · answer #6 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
d) for fear that he might be fired
2007-09-18 05:25:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
d
2007-09-18 05:24:05 · answer #8 · answered by una ragazza siciliana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋