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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"would happen"here is correct?Using only "happen" would be wrong?
"in the event of something would happen to him"
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"in the event that something would happen to him"
- "in the event that something would happen to him"
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Just to add to the post above, 'that' is often dropped -- at least in casual speech.
"In the event of something happening to him" is also grammatically possible and uses 'of'.
"In the event of something happening to him" is also grammatically possible and uses 'of'.
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ozzourtiIn the event of something happening to himAnd in case anyone is wondering if the subject of the gerund "happening" should be possessive (the event of something's happening), it should not be.
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