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| Description | Example | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 'afford', 'choose', 'deserve', 'pretend', 'learn', 'strive', 'want' and 'struggle' used with gerund instead of infinitive | We cannot afford not spending the whole month in the Alps. | Grammar |
| 'afford', 'choose', 'deserve', 'pretend', 'learn', 'strive', 'want' and 'struggle' used with gerund instead of infinitive | We cannot afford spending the whole month in the Alps. | Grammar |
| 'I afraid of' (I'm afraid of) | I'm afraid spiders. | Grammar |
| 'I afraid of' (I'm afraid of) | I'm afraid eat spiders. | Grammar |
| Collocation: afraid from/of | Rats are afraid from cats. | Collocations |
| 'afraid of' + singular | I'm even afraid of small spider. | Grammar |
| 'afraid of' + singular | I'm afraid of spider. | Grammar |
| 'afraid of' + singular | I'm afraid of dark. | Grammar |
| 'afraid of' + singular | I'm afraid of open space. | Grammar |
| 'I afraid of' (I'm afraid of) | I'm afraid the rain. | Grammar |
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