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Onizo Posted 11 years ago
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1. He keeps frightened.
2. He keeps being frightened.
Are these two correct and interchangably used? If there is any difference, what would that be?
2. He keeps being frightened.
Are these two correct and interchangably used? If there is any difference, what would that be?
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Only 2 makes sense.
- Only 2 makes sense.
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For #1, say "He stays frightened." He is always scared.
#2 means that something periodically and consistently frightens him.
Maybe it's an owl that lived in the old tree.
#2 means that something periodically and consistently frightens him.
Maybe it's an owl that lived in the old tree.
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