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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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he headbutts her unconscious.

1font00She tries desperately02font00 01b01font00to save the day02font02b00. 01font00Her first attempt is when she tries to write a warning in a02font00 01font00woman's book. However, Rippner finds out, and02font00 01font01b00he headbutts her unconscious02b02font00.02br
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01b00102b00: What does ''01i00to save the day''02i00 mean?02br
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01b00202b00: That sentence ''01i00he headbutts her unconscious''02i00 doesn't make sense to me. Please help me.0-
  

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0"headbutts her unconscious" sounds odd to me too.02br
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00Certainly "knocks her unconsious" is common, but I've never seen it used that way. 01i00He headbutts her and knocks her unconscoius 02i00would be my choice. It's odd that it's written in the present tense.0-
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0I didn't say it was wrong, only that I've never seen it used that way. The day I start using Wiki entries as my standard for good taste and style in writing is the day I stop calling myself a professional writer. 0-
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10Certainly "knocks her unconsious" is common, but I've never seen it used that way. 11i10He headbutts her and knocks her unconscoius 12i10would be my choice. It's odd that it's written in the pre
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0An adjective, I believe.02br
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00Just like "When he gave her the flowers, he made her 01i00happy02i00." When he headbutted her, he knocked her 01i00unconscious02i00.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10"headbutts her unconscious" sounds odd to me too.12br
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10Certainly "knocks her unconsious" is common, but I've never seen it used that way. 11i10He headbutts her and knocks her unconscoius 12i10would be my choice. 11b11font10It
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0If you write a story, you usually use the past tense. When you relate a story - something that happened to you or that you witnessed - to someone else, it's not uncommon to use the present. When I made my comment the first time, I didn't know the source. It just sounded like someone had written a story.02br
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00I never saw this movie - did you? I think Rachel McAdams is r
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite11b10When you relate a story - something that happened to you or that you witnessed - to someone else, it's not uncommon to use the present.12b12br
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10Just like the author of Wikipedia who is using present tense to tell the story of that movie t
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0Yes, exactly. 02br
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00I hope it doesn't confuse you, but you can also use present continuous. Here is how someone telling the story might do it. Please note that this is pretty far removed from formal writing!02br
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00So I'm driving along, right? And this girl, she's swerving all over, and I look, and she's putting on make up! And I'm like freaking
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