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Vincent Teo Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Dead / died
Which is correct, and why?
1 The city is dead / dying.
2 His father had been died / dead for 10 years.
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Vincent Teo 1 The city is dead / dying. Both are correct but have different meanings. Please look up 'dead' in a dictionary.
- Vincent Teo 1 The city is dead / dying.
- Both are correct but have different meanings.
- Please look up 'dead' in a dictionary.
- Vincent Teo His father had been died Ungrammatical, because 'die' is a transitive verb and cannot be used in the passive voice.
- Vincent Teo His father had been dead for 10 years.
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Vincent Teo1 The city is dead / dying.
Both are correct but have different meanings. Please look up 'dead' in a dictionary.
Vincent TeoHis father had been died
Ungrammatical, because 'die' is a transitive verb and cannot be used in the passive voice.
Vincent TeoHis father had been dead for 10 years.
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