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Wisdom27 Posted 11 years ago
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It needs "from"

Dear all,
He will never let them escape punishment. This is from the Bible. Doesn’t it need “from”? the punishment.
Thank you.
  

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wisdom27 Doesn’t it need “from”? the punishment. No.

  • wisdom27 Doesn’t it need “from”?
  • the punishment.
  • No.
  • It's fine as written.
  • "escape" has the same properties as "flee".
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wisdom27Doesn’t it need “from”? the punishment.
No. It's fine as written.

"escape" has the same properties as "flee". It can be used with or without "from".

to escape punishment = to escape from punishment
to flee the country = to flee from the country

CJ

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