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Stenka25 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

After his father dead

Is the red part grammatically wrong?

The answer says it should be 'father's death,' not 'father dead.'

I'm okay with 'father's death' but I think it's also okay with 'father dead,' since 'after Katherine's father was dead' can be used as participle phrase 'after Katherine's father (being) dead'

Am I okay with my reasoning?

If not, can you tell me why?

After Katherine's father dead, Rogan did not let his wife alone.
  

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Stenka25 Is the red part grammatically wrong? Yes, it is. Stenka25 Am I okay with my reasoning?

— Yankee

  • Stenka25 Is the red part grammatically wrong?
  • Yes, it is.
  • Stenka25 Am I okay with my reasoning?
  • No, you are not.
  • The word "dead" is an adjective.
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Stenka25Is the red part grammatically wrong?
Yes, it is.
Stenka25Am I okay with my reasoning?
No, you are not. The word "dead" is an adjective. The past participle of the verb "die" is "died".

Your version of the sentence isn't logical. What happens after "being dead"? Being alive again?
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If I'm not completely wrong, it could also be:

"After Katherine's father died, Rogan did not let his wife alone"

But dead is not ok in this case..
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Mar-Tunny"After Katherine's father died, Rogan did not let his wife alone"
Yes, that would be fine. That would be the simple past tense of the verb "die".
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