Hello native English speakers. Though they are both my guess about the original , I have no idea whether or not these two sentences grammatically correct and they have the same meaning as the original. Now look at them:

1. He did not do anything without consulting Lovel, or failed in anything without expecting and fearing his admonishing.（original）
2. He did not do anything without consulting Lovel, he did not fail in anything without expecting and not fearing Lovel's admonishing.(my guess)
3. He did not do anything without consulting Lovel, and he did not be successful in anything if he did not expect or he did not fear Lovel's admonishing.(my guess)
Question:
Which is grammatically correct?
Do my two guesses have the same meaning as the original?

Question

Hello native English speakers.  Though they are both my guess about the original , I have no idea whether or not these two sentences grammatically correct and they have the same meaning as the original.  Now look at them:

1. He did not do anything without consulting Lovel, or failed in anything without expecting and fearing his  admonishing.（original）
2. He did not do anything without consulting Lovel,  he did not fail in anything without expecting and not fearing Lovel's admonishing.(my guess)
3. He did not do anything without consulting Lovel,  and he did not be successful in anything if he did not expect or he did not fear Lovel's admonishing.(my guess)
Question:  
Which is grammatically correct?
Do my two guesses have the same meaning as the original?

Answer

Hey there! As a native speaker with a masters degree in education, this was a challenging sentence, so you did a really good job trying to say this in another way. I think your 3rd sentence is closer to the intended meaning of the original. The second is actually saying the opposite of the other two. The third - while more correct in meaning - isn’t totally grammatically correct. We don’t generally say “did not be successful” - we would rather say “wasn’t successful” or “wouldn’t be successful” or “had not been successful” depending on the context. For this sentence, the most native way I would say this is: He did not do anything without consulting Lovel, and wasn’t successful in anything unless he expected or feared Lovel’s admonishing.