grammar · neutral

be prevented from + V-ing

Band 5-6speakingtask2task1

Passive pattern meaning someone was stopped or blocked from doing something.

Examples

“Protesters were prevented from entering the building by security guards.”

“The maintenance work prevented trains from running on time.”

“Residents were prevented from accessing clean water after the contamination.”

Band 8 sentence

“Heavy rainfall prevented local volunteers from delivering supplies to remote villages for several days.”

Collocations

  • be prevented from entering
  • be prevented from accessing
  • be prevented from attending

Common mistakes

prevented to + V→prevented from + V-ing

are prevented + to + V→are prevented from + V-ing

Say it for a higher band

5prevented to→6prevented from→7+be prevented from + V-ing

Synonyms

be stopped from + V-ing

Easily confused

be stopped from + V-ing

“The police stopped the car from leaving the scene.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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