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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
'How recently dead?'
"It was quite shallow, and I poked around a bit with a stick. There are four bodies in there?three men and a woman."
"How recently dead?"
"Very. A few days, I'd judge."
["The Guns of Avalon" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why it is "How recently dead?", not "How recently died?" or "How for dead?".
Thank you in advance for your help.
"How recently dead?"
"Very. A few days, I'd judge."
["The Guns of Avalon" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why it is "How recently dead?", not "How recently died?" or "How for dead?".
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
The question, somewhat clinically, is asking about the ‘bodies’ rather than the men and woman. Thus, ‘dead’ is an adjective describing the bodies. ” is not grammatical.
- The question, somewhat clinically, is asking about the ‘bodies’ rather than the men and woman.
- Thus, ‘dead’ is an adjective describing the bodies.
- ” is not grammatical.
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The question, somewhat clinically, is asking about the ‘bodies’ rather than the men and woman. Thus, ‘dead’ is an adjective describing the bodies.
Less clinically, one might have asked, “How recently did they die?” but not “How recently died?”
You might also say, “Can you tell how recently they died?” (You would be referring now to “they” as the people.)
“How for dead?” is not gramm
Less clinically, one might have asked, “How recently did they die?” but not “How recently died?”
You might also say, “Can you tell how recently they died?” (You would be referring now to “they” as the people.)
“How for dead?” is not gramm
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