Grammar
Hello everyone,
Could you please tell me if either "died" or "was dead" is correct in the following sentence?
Pew died/was dead because of the horses.
Or
Pew died/ was dead because of being trampled by the horses.
Context/ In "The treasure island", there is a character named "Pew or the blind man". One night he was trampled and killed by some galloping horses.
Regards,
Joseph
Top answer
These are all OK: He died because of the horses. He died because the horses trampled him (to death). He died because he was trampled (to death) by horses.
- These are all OK: He died because of the horses.
- He died because the horses trampled him (to death).
- He died because he was trampled (to death) by horses.
- ) CJ
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These are all OK:
He died because of the horses.
He died because the horses trampled him (to death).
He died because he was trampled (to death) by horses.
('because of being trampled' is not as good.)
CJ
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