Are the following sentences accurate?
Please return the equipment to its original place after being used
Please return the equipment to its original place after use
Please return the equipment to its original place after using
Please return the equipment to its original place after it has been used
I feel like "after being used" is ambiguous here. Which construction would be correct and preferable among these??
Best Answer
Personally, I would change the order:
"After using, please return the equipment to its original place."
Alternatively, you could go with:
"When finished using the equipment, please return to its original place."
However if you want to maintain the original sentence structure, I would go with the second one:
"Please return the equipment to its original place after use."
You could also go with using, but then I think you should add some extra words:
"Please return the equipment to its original place after you've finished using it."