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Sun 94 Posted 14 years ago
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but staring at...
Is the following sentence correct?
People did not help him but just staring at him. By the police arrived, he was dead.
People did not help him but just staring at him. By the police arrived, he was dead.
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People did not help him but just staring at him. By the police arrived, he was dead. I think the sentence should be' People did not help him but were just staring at him.
- People did not help him but just staring at him.
- By the police arrived, he was dead.
- I think the sentence should be' People did not help him but were just staring at him.
- ' might be correct too.
- Anyway let's wait for an expert.
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sun 94 Is the following sentence correct?People did not help him but just staring at him. By the police arrived, he was dead.I think the sentence should be' People did not help him but were just staring at him. By the police arrived, he was dead.' The reason why I think there should be were is because otherwise It may be understood as People did
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