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Green89 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

neglect in

Joseph Andressohn, 36, and Lamoy Andressohn, 30, are charged with aggravated manslaughter and neglect in the death of their daughter

I came across this on a newspaper,I have tried to look up in the dictonary the word 'neglect' ,please explain to me why it can take preposition''in''? as far as I know,neglect is a transitive verb and it can only take direct object

thanks a lot
  

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Hello This 'neglect' is not a verb but a noun. The noun 'neglect' is uncountable and means 'lack of due care / attention'. paco

— Paco2004

  • Hello This 'neglect' is not a verb but a noun.
  • The noun 'neglect' is uncountable and means 'lack of due care / attention'.
  • paco
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Hello

This 'neglect' is not a verb but a noun. The noun 'neglect' is uncountable and means 'lack of due care / attention'.

paco
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