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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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What is the difference between " he went sad" and " he became sad"?
  

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"he went sad" is not idiomatic. " pattern only with certain adjectives (random examples: "blind", "pale", "crazy"), and "sad" is not one of them. "he became sad" is OK.

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  • "he went sad" is not idiomatic.
  • " pattern only with certain adjectives (random examples: "blind", "pale", "crazy"), and "sad" is not one of them.
  • "he became sad" is OK.
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"he went sad" is not idiomatic. You can use the "he went ..." pattern only with certain adjectives (random examples: "blind", "pale", "crazy"), and "sad" is not one of them.

"he became sad" is OK.
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