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2cr3nd4 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

I saw a news item in the paper like below. Sincerely need someone's help in answering my few inquiries.

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Chelsea stars Fernando Torres and Juan Mata took a breather from Spain's Confederations Cup campaign and headed to the beach. The pair paddled in the sea and mingled with fans, posing for photos and signing autographs.
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I would like to know if the sentence should be re-written as either:

1./ Chelsea stars Fernando Torres and Juan Mata took a breather from Spain's Confederations Cup campaign and headed off to the beach.

2./ Chelsea stars Fernando Torres and Juan Mata took a breather from Spain's Confederations Cup campaign and were headed to the beach.

Doesn't "headed" should be used in passive voice as "were headed" in lieu of "headed" for meaning as move in a specified direction?

Thanks in advance
  

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2cr3nd4 I would like to know if the sentence should be re-written as either: There is no need to rewrite the original; it is best as it is. ) 2cr3nd4 Doesn't "headed" should be used in passive voice as "were headed" in lieu of "headed" for meaning as move in a specified direction? No, that is not true.

— Mister Micawber

  • 2cr3nd4 I would like to know if the sentence should be re-written as either: There is no need to rewrite the original; it is best as it is.
  • ) 2cr3nd4 Doesn't "headed" should be used in passive voice as "were headed" in lieu of "headed" for meaning as move in a specified direction?
  • No, that is not true.
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2cr3nd4I would like to know if the sentence should be re-written as either:
There is no need to rewrite the original; it is best as it is. Your #1 is OK if you wish, but your #2 is wrong since they have already been to the beach and back ('they paddled', etc.)
2cr3nd4Doesn't "headed" should be used in passive voice as "were headed" in
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thanks MM

my concern has been raised after seeing the below from dictionary

[no object, with adverbial of direction] (also be headed) move in a specified direction: he was heading for the exit; we were headed in the wrong direction

it seems "be headed" is suggested for exp
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2cr3nd4it seems "be headed" is suggested for expressing the meaning of "move in a specified direction". is it true?
Yes, and so does 'we headed'.
2cr3nd4and does it mean "head" and "head off" have the same meaning?
Yes. 'Off' is just an adverb with no specific meaning but suggesting 'beginning' or 'distance'
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MM, wholeheartedly thank you for your detailed explanation.Emotion: smile
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This is not the passive voice, it is a continuous past, like the Romance imperfect tense. "They were headed" = "They were going". (Thus the newspaper article: They did A, B, and headed" = They did A, B, and were headed.") The verb "headed" used in this way is everyday speech; to say "headed off" doesn't make much difference in the end.
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AnonymousThis is not the passive voice, it is a continuous past, like the Romance imperfect tense. "They were headed" = "They were going". (Thus the newspaper article: They did A, B, and headed" = They did A, B, and were headed.") The verb "headed" used in this way is everyday speech; to say "headed off" doesn't make much difference in the end.
I think the past
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