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He started and travelled all that day. When night came he camped and ate some berries that grew near the river. The next morning he started down the river again,looking for the steep hillside and the lodge. Just before sundown, the man saw a fine lodge near a steep hillside, and he knew that was the lodge he was looking for; so he crossed the river and went into the lodge. Sitting by the fire inside, was a woman. She (A)[dressed / was dressed] in buckskin clothes, and was cooking some meat that smelled goodo the man, but when she saw him without any clothes, she pushed him out of the lodge, and dropped the door.
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As far as I know, Verb "Dress" might be used as intranstive verb and transtive verb.
then , In this passage, Which is correct? and If one is incorrect, Would you mind if you could explain the reason.
Thank you.
I'm a korean.
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I have a question about Verb "dress"
He started and travelled all that day. When night came he camped and ate some berries that grew near the river. The next morning he started down the river again,looking for the steep hillside and the lodge. Just before sundown, the man saw a fine lodge near a steep hillside, and he knew that was the lodge he was looking for; so he crossed the river and went into the lodge. Sitting by the fire inside, was a woman. She (A)[dressed / was dressed] in buckskin clothes, and was cooking some meat that smelled goodo the man, but when she saw him without any clothes, she pushed him out of the lodge, and dropped the door.
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As far as I know, Verb "Dress" might be used as intranstive verb and transtive verb.
then , In this passage, Which is correct? and If one is incorrect, Would you mind if you could explain the reason.
Thank you.
I'm a korean.
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-- dressed here is a predicate adjective describing her appearance, and is the correct choice for your passage. She dressed in buckskin = she (always) wore buckskin ; she donned buckskin -- Here, dress is intransitive. She dressed her son in buckskin -- Here, dress is transitive.
- -- dressed here is a predicate adjective describing her appearance, and is the correct choice for your passage.
- She dressed in buckskin = she (always) wore buckskin ; she donned buckskin -- Here, dress is intransitive.
- She dressed her son in buckskin -- Here, dress is transitive.
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She was dressed in buckskin = she was wearing buckskin.-- dressed here is a predicate adjective describing her appearance, and is the correct choice for your passage.
She dressed in buckskin = she (always) wore buckskin ; she donned buckskin -- Here, dress is intransitive.
She dressed her son in buckskin -- Here, dress
She was dressed in buckskin = she was wearing buckskin.-- dressed here is a predicate adjective describing her appearance, and is the correct choice for your passage.
She dressed in buckskin = she (always) wore buckskin ; she donned buckskin -- Here, dress is intransitive.
She dressed her son in buckskin -- Here, dress
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