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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Die
Please check out the following sentences. Which is acceptable?
(1) By the time the ambulance arrived, the wound had died.
(2) By the time the ambulance arrived, the wound had been dead.
(1) By the time the ambulance arrived, the wound had died.
(2) By the time the ambulance arrived, the wound had been dead.
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Hi, A wound does not die. A wounded person dies (sometimes). Clive
- Hi, A wound does not die.
- A wounded person dies (sometimes).
- Clive
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By the time the ambulance arrived, the wounded person had been dead.
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Hi,
By the time the ambulance arrived, the wounded person had been dead.
No. This describes a state that existed for a period of time in the past. It sounds like he came back to life later.
You could say
By the time
By the time the ambulance arrived, the wounded person had been dead.
No. This describes a state that existed for a period of time in the past. It sounds like he came back to life later.
You could say
By the time
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