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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Any changes to this statement?

Gun free zones are dangerous because it bestows the perpetrator a signal that there will be no resistance.
  

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Gun free zones are dangerous because it bestows the perpetrator a signal that there will be no resistance. Gun-free zones are dangerous because they give the perpetrator a signal that there will be no resistance. 'Bestow' is not a natural word here.

— Clive

  • Gun free zones are dangerous because it bestows the perpetrator a signal that there will be no resistance.
  • Gun-free zones are dangerous because they give the perpetrator a signal that there will be no resistance.
  • 'Bestow' is not a natural word here.
  • If you insist on using it, the syntax is you bestow something on someone or you bestow on someone something Clive
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Gun free zones are dangerous because it bestows the perpetrator a signal that there will be no resistance.
Gun-free zones are dangerous because they give the perpetrator a signal that there will be no resistance.

'Bestow' is not a natural word here
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I decided to change it to:

Gun-free zones are usually unsafe because it signifies the perpetrator that there will be an unlikely chance of resistance.

is that better?
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No, it's worse.

Signify is not a good word to choose.
You don't signify someone.
You need to say 'they, not 'it'.
The last 5 words are clumsy.

Clive
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lol oh thanks for your time, just wondering the word signal isn't that good. Would "an indication" be better?
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