Prevent:iä seuraa usein joko possessiiviadjektiivi+ gerundi tai objekti + from + gerundi. Prevent:in jälkeen voi tulla myös gerundi, kun subjekti ei ole välttämätön ja sen jälkeen seuraa substantiivi.
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- You can't prevent my leaving.
- You can't prevent me from leaving.
- I want to prevent his getting sick.
- I want to prevent him from getting sick.
- This campaign is designed to prevent drowning.
- Preventing stealing is our main goal this year.
- We are working to prevent forest fires.
- This vaccine will prevent malaria.
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