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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

He was felled//shot down by an assassin's bullet

King was felled by an assassin's bullet on April 4, 1968.
Kin was shot down ...

Hi,
Do of the above sound right and mean about the ssame? Thanks.
  

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Hi Angliholic I would not say that "a bullet shot someone down ". A bullet does not shoot things. The person with the gun (or possibly the gun itself) does the shooting.

— Yankee

  • Hi Angliholic I would not say that "a bullet shot someone down ".
  • A bullet does not shoot things.
  • The person with the gun (or possibly the gun itself) does the shooting.
  • e.
  • "someone was shot down by an assassin/a gunman").
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Hi Angliholic

I would not say that "a bullet shot someone down". A bullet does not shoot things. The person with the gun (or possibly the gun itself) does the shooting.

I would say that "an assassin/gunman shot someone down" (i.e. "someone was shot down by an assassin/a gunman").

Using "bullet" rather than "assassin" as the subject/a
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Hi, Amy

I know that people say "he was gunned down in a breathtaking shoot-out" or something of the kind.

Does my sentence pass muster with you ?
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Good morning, Alex. [C]

Yes, you can say "he was gunned down" or "(someone) gunned him down".

That's a pretty commonly used turn of phrase for such things.
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Good morning to you too ! (or shall I say "afternoon" Emotion: big smile , on account of it's five in the evening on this side of the pond
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