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Death penalty may stop short of some people committing crime.
Does this sound natural or strange to native speakers?
Death penalty may stop short of some people committing crime.
Does this sound natural or strange to native speakers?
Does this sound natural or strange to native speakers?
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Ok, then say:
THE death penalty may CAUSE SOME PEOPLE TO stop short of committing A crime.
(Capitals show what I’ve changed - don’t use them when you write up the sentence)
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That doesn’t make sense. It sounds very strange.
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@lydiadragonfruit Thank you so much. I want to say because of death penalty, some people decide not to commit crime at the last minute.
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Ok, then say:
THE death penalty may CAUSE SOME PEOPLE TO stop short of committing A crime.
(Capitals show what I’ve changed - don’t use them when you write up the sentence)
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