Question

I started very late that morning and was in a great dread of scolding.

(in fearful anticipation, in past fear, in an uncontrollable fear)
IDIOMS and PHRASES ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

I think the question is not clear

Answer 2

Choose the correct meaning of idioms and rewrite the sentence:

a) in fearful anticipation

b) in past fear

c) in uncontrollable fear

Explanation:

Given sentence - I started school very late that morning and was in great dread of scolding.

Rewritten sentence - I started school very late that morning and was in fearful anticipation of scolding.

• The meaning of dread is "to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen, or that might happen."

• In the given sentence, the word 'dread' is replaced with the idiom 'in fearful anticipation' which refers to the same meaning.

• Idioms are phrases or expressions that give a non-literal meaning to the sentence.