Had shot dead
The security forces said they had shot dead two terrorists.
What part of speech is "dead" in the sentence above?
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I read it as an adverb.
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tkacka15 The security forces said they had shot dead two terrorists . What part of speech is "dead" in the sentence above? ------------- I read it as an adverb.
- tkacka15 The security forces said they had shot dead two terrorists .
- What part of speech is "dead" in the sentence above?
- ------------- I read it as an adverb.
- Hmm.
- I think of 'dead' as an adjective.
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tkacka15The security forces said they had shot dead two terrorists.
What part of speech is "dead" in the sentence above?
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I read it as an adverb.
Hmm. I think of 'dead' as an adjective. It seems like an inversion of a direct object and its adjectival complement.
In that analysis ... shot two terrorists
0I'd take it as an adjective too.
They were shot dead.
They were arrested alive.
Both "dead" and "alive" describe "they"- their condition after they were shot and arrested.
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