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	Belly  #366020  Wed, 16 May 07 04:52 PM If you don't pay, you will be prosecuted Rewrite, begin with: -------->Failure______________________ I think it would be: Failure to pay will result in your prosecution Is it right or not?    Belly Joined on Mon, Feb 19 2007 Regular Member (591)

	Peaceblinkfriend  #366026  Wed, 16 May 07 04:59 PM Hi Belly I believe it should be ' Failure to pay will/may result in prosecution.' E    Peaceblinkfriend Joined on Wed, May 9 2007 Australia Contributing Member (1,485) Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. But I finally realised that it is really impossible if you don't put your money where your mouth is.

	Grammar Geek  #366027  Wed, 16 May 07 05:00 PM I think you can use either, but I prefer the "result in prosecution" more than the one with the "your."    Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,288) Barbara, who answers in American English.

	Bokeh  #366036  Wed, 16 May 07 05:14 PM "Failure to pay will result in prosecution", that is a rule rather than something that personally applies to "you" hence "you" or "yours" should not be used.    Bokeh Joined on Sun, Mar 18 2007 Spain Regular Member (506)

	Belly  #366413  Thu, 17 May 07 09:23 AM My friend did differently : Failure in paying will lead you to prosecution is it right or not? Any different between "failure in" and "failure to"?    Belly

	Grammar Geek  #366544  Thu, 17 May 07 02:45 PM No, that's not right. Failure TO PAY (not "in paying") will lead to [your] prosecution. It won't lead to you prosecuting someone else, as "will lead you to prosecution." And, as has already been discussed, the "your" is optional, but without it, it's a general rule. With it, it applies directly to you personally. Since your original sentence also had "you," it could be okay, but without the "your" is generally better.    Grammar Geek

	Yankee  #366551  Thu, 17 May 07 02:56 PM I think the reason not to use 'your' has to do with parallel structure more than anything else: Your failure to pay will result in your prosecution.    Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Senior Member (4,102) Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Belly  #366604  Thu, 17 May 07 04:13 PM Thanks, but how about Failure to pay will lead you to being prosecuted?    Belly

	Peaceblinkfriend  #366607  Thu, 17 May 07 04:16 PM Hi Yankee Sorry but I am not familiar with parallel structure. Could you explain what does that mean please? Thank you E    Peaceblinkfriend