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B2–C1 · GFK · GFK019

Subject + warned + person + against + -ing phrase

Explanation

A reusable frame from “Reporting and clause complements”. Compare how English and German express reporting and clause complements. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

Structure

EN · EnglishSubject + warned + person + against + -ing phrase
DE · GermanSubject + warnte(n) + person + davor, zu-infinitive

Anchor phrase

RU · Translation

Она предостерегла нас от слишком поспешного решения.

EN · English

She warned us against making a decision too quickly.

DE · German

Sie warnte uns davor, zu schnell eine Entscheidung zu treffen.

Try variations2 · more examples

  1. RU · Translation

    Он предостерёг меня от опоры на одну оценку.

    EN · English

    He warned me against relying on a single estimate.

    DE · German

    Er warnte mich davor, mich auf eine einzige Schätzung zu verlassen.

  2. RU · Translation

    Они предостерегли её от отправки оригинала обычной почтой.

    EN · English

    They warned her against sending the original by ordinary post.

    DE · German

    Sie warnten sie davor, das Original mit gewöhnlicher Post zu versenden.

Pattern graph

Continue with nearby patterns

GFK018Subject + accused + person + of + -ing phraseGFKGFK016Subject + advised + person/object pronoun + to-infinitiveGFKGFK006Subject + said + embedded subject + would be + -ing + relative future timeGFKGFK008Subject + explained that + embedded subject + had been + -ing + durationGFK