Prevent efterfølges ofte af et besiddende tillægsord + gerundium eller af et genstandsled + from + gerundium. Prevent kan også blive direkte efterfulgt af gerundium, når grundled kan udelades, og det kan blive efterfulgt af et navneord.
Eksempler
- 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.