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Andybusy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Can you help me to proofread the following sentence?
Feeling totally hopeless, he purchased a rope and hung himself.
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Hi,
Although the normal past tense is 'hung', the word 'hanged' is used in the sense of 'killed'.
ie he purchased a rope and hanged himself,.
This is the correct form in British English. I don't know if it is so for American En
Although the normal past tense is 'hung', the word 'hanged' is used in the sense of 'killed'.
ie he purchased a rope and hanged himself,.
This is the correct form in British English. I don't know if it is so for American En
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It used to be. It was going to be my correction as well. I'm not sure about current usage, but suggest changing it to "hanged."
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My teacher said it should be "Feeling totally hopeless, he purchased a rope and hanged himself".
because hanged and hung means two different things!
because hanged and hung means two different things!
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Usage note
Hang has two forms for the past tense and past participle, hanged and hung. The historically older form hanged is now used exclusively in the sense of causing or putting to death: He was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. In the sense of legal execution, hung is also quite common and is standard in all types of sp
Hang has two forms for the past tense and past participle, hanged and hung. The historically older form hanged is now used exclusively in the sense of causing or putting to death: He was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. In the sense of legal execution, hung is also quite common and is standard in all types of sp
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Usage Note:
Hanged, as a past tense and a past participle of hang, is used in the sense of "to put to death by hanging," as in Frontier courts hanged many a prisoner after a summary trial. A majority of the Usage Panel objects to hung used in this sense. In all other senses of the word, hung is the preferred form as past tense and past participle, as
Hanged, as a past tense and a past participle of hang, is used in the sense of "to put to death by hanging," as in Frontier courts hanged many a prisoner after a summary trial. A majority of the Usage Panel objects to hung used in this sense. In all other senses of the word, hung is the preferred form as past tense and past participle, as
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