[Grammar] Her advice to all of us not to fear failure

[sania-baharat]

Her advice to all of us not to fear failure has paved the way for our success.

Is it "fear failure" or "fear of failure"?

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Fear' is a verb in 'fear failure', where 'failure' is the direct object, so 'of' is not needed.

 

[sania-baharat]

Why do we have the following sentence in Longman Dictionary:

Fear of failure should not stop you trying.

 

[sania-baharat]

'Fear' is a noun in that sentence.

Wow! Thank you so much Piscean. Now, I got it. You have been great help to me.:up:

 

[Tarheel]

Wow! Thank you so much Piscean. Now, I got it. You have been a great help to me.:up:

 

[Roman55]

You have been a great help to me.

 

[Tdol]

How about paved instead of has paved?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I guess 'has paved' refers to the recent past, and 'our success' is an expectation.