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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Dead vs death
Hi.
I can't understand why they have used 'dead' in the position of a noun.
Should it not be 'the death'?
I can't understand why they have used 'dead' in the position of a noun.
Should it not be 'the death'?Top answer
come back from the dead i s an idiomatic expression. But 'the dead' is sometimes used as a noun. eg After the battle, the dead lay all over the field.
- come back from the dead i s an idiomatic expression.
- But 'the dead' is sometimes used as a noun.
- eg After the battle, the dead lay all over the field.
- eg The soldiers buried their dead.
- eg Do not speak ill of the dead..
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come back from the dead is an idiomatic expression.
But 'the dead' is sometimes used as a noun.
eg After the battle, the dead lay all over the field.
eg The soldiers buried their dead.
eg Do not speak ill of the dead..
But 'the dead' is sometimes used as a noun.
eg After the battle, the dead lay all over the field.
eg The soldiers buried their dead.
eg Do not speak ill of the dead..
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