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Rashid rajal Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Past or continues

1.I want to prevent keep getting destroyed
2.I want to prevent keep getting destroying
Or destroy.
Which one is correct and why.
  

Top answer

Both are wrong because prevent cannot be followed by a bare infinitive ( keep ). I'm not sure what you mean. Perhaps: I want to avoid being killed.

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  • Both are wrong because prevent cannot be followed by a bare infinitive ( keep ).
  • I'm not sure what you mean.
  • Perhaps: I want to avoid being killed.
  • I would just say: I don't want to be killed.
  • CB
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Both are wrong because prevent cannot be followed by a bare infinitive (keep). I'm not sure what you mean. Perhaps: I want to avoid being killed. I would just say: I don't want to be killed.

CB
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I want to be prevented from getting destroyed by people
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rashid rajalI want to be prevented
This means you want someone to stop you (from doing something). I don't think that's what you mean because "getting destroyed" is not doing something to other people; it's having something done to you.

Possibly you want I want to prevent people from destroying me.
Possibly you want I want people to sto
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I want to prevent from keep being/getting detoyed / destroying by people.
I want to say that i dont want that people destroy me agian and again.
Is that right
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rashid rajalI want to say that i dont want that people destroy me agian and again.
If you want that, why don't you say so?
I don't want people to destroy me again and again.

CB
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You are right but I was trying to make it in different ways .
And please help me with my latest Question regarding "across"
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rashid rajalAnd please help me with my latest Question regarding "across"
Emotion: tongue tied

CB
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