English Language Learners Asked by Abdullah Mangi on November 20, 2021
I think you are afraid of snatching.
I think you are afraid of being snatched.
Which sentence is looking more accurate?
There is possibly an echo of
where the two variants are virtually interchangeable (and acceptable).
However, there are few cases where both variants are interchangeable.
Here, unless 'snatch' is slang for 'kidnapping',
is probably what is required. The variant '- You are possibly worried about bag-snatching' is less likely, though quite grammatical, and not unidiomatic in a formal register. It doesn't overlap in meaning completely. And 'You are possibly worried about rape', for instance, can have the non-personal sense 'in your capacity of Police Officer in charge of curtailing Violent Crime'.
Answered by Edwin Ashworth on November 20, 2021
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