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JJDouglas Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Is there a better way to phrase this?
"The right insurance will ensure that you're protected from the theft and loss of, and damage to, any of the building's contents."
Having "and damage to" set off in commas like that seems awkward, but I can't think of another way because "damage" uses a different preposition to "theft" and "loss".
Having "and damage to" set off in commas like that seems awkward, but I can't think of another way because "damage" uses a different preposition to "theft" and "loss".
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JJDouglas Is there a better way to phrase this? The right insurance will ensure that you're protected from theft, loss or damage of any of the building's contents.
- JJDouglas Is there a better way to phrase this?
- The right insurance will ensure that you're protected from theft, loss or damage of any of the building's contents.
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JJDouglasIs there a better way to phrase this?The right insurance will ensure that you're protected from theft, loss or damage of any of the building's contents.
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Thank you for the reply.
Is "of" the correct preposition to use with "damage", though? When using a series of words such as this, is it important for the preposition to be able to be used with all of them?
Is "of" the correct preposition to use with "damage", though? When using a series of words such as this, is it important for the preposition to be able to be used with all of them?
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JJDouglasIs "of" the correct preposition to use with "damage", though?It will serve.
JJDouglasWhen using a series of words such as this, is it important for the preposition to be able to be used with all of them?It is as important for style that the sentence not be bogged down with an overload of particles.
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