I

Status
Not open for further replies.

chrysanthemum

Member
Joined
Oct 5, 2010
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Persian
Home Country
Iran
Current Location
Iran
If they stopped, they risked a potentially deadly confrontation with criminals.
Stopping, they risked a potentially ....
Is it possible to say If stopping ....
 

bhaisahab

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Apr 12, 2008
Member Type
Retired English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
England
Current Location
Ireland
If they stopped, they risked a potentially deadly confrontation with criminals.
Stopping, they risked a potentially ....
Is it possible to say If stopping ....
No.
 

5jj

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Oct 14, 2010
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
Czech Republic
Current Location
Czech Republic
Please give your thread a more helpful title than '!'
 

chrysanthemum

Member
Joined
Oct 5, 2010
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Persian
Home Country
Iran
Current Location
Iran
Sorry. My keyboard doesn't work correctly. I typed adverb clause but i don't know what happened to it. Would you please tell me the reason why we can't use if here?
 

Raymott

VIP Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2008
Member Type
Academic
Native Language
English
Home Country
Australia
Current Location
Australia
Sorry. My keyboard doesn't work correctly. I typed adverb clause but i don't know what happened to it. Would you please tell me the reason why we can't use if here?
You can use "if", as in your first sentence. You can't use "If stopping ... " or "Stopping ...".
You can't say, Stopping, they risked ..." because they didn't stop.
You can say, "Stopping would place them at risk of ...."
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top