Za slovom prevent sa zvyčajne nachádza buď privlastňovacie prídavné meno + gerundium, alebo predmet + from + gerundium. Prevent môže byť tiež nasledované gerundiom priamo, pokiaľ je podmet nevyhnutný a môže byť nasledované prídavným meno.
Príklady
- 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.