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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

battered

Hello,

He was battered to and fro as a rat is shaken by a dog.

What is meaning of this sentence?

battered here an adjective?

Thanks.
  

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Hi, He was battered to and fro as a rat is shaken by a dog. 'To batter' is to hit hard repeatedly. It's a passive sentence.

— Clive

  • Hi, He was battered to and fro as a rat is shaken by a dog.
  • 'To batter' is to hit hard repeatedly.
  • It's a passive sentence.
  • He was hit hard, repeatedly, by someone or something.
  • Clive
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Hi,

He was battered to and fro as a rat is shaken by a dog.

'To batter' is to hit hard repeatedly. It's a passive sentence. He was hit hard, repeatedly, by someone or something.

Clive
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