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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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About 40 percent of those killed in bygone accidents would have been saved if wearing safety belts.
Is the usage acceptable?
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anonymous Is the usage acceptable? No. Not to my ear.
- anonymous Is the usage acceptable?
- No.
- Not to my ear.
- Write out the full thought, thus: ...
- would have been saved if they had been wearing safety belts.
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anonymousIs the usage acceptable?
No. Not to my ear. Write out the full thought, thus:
... would have been saved if they had been wearing safety belts.
CJ
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You can use the -ing form after prepositions. "If" is not a preposition.
By wearing a seat belt, you might just be saving your own life.
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