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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

I walked with bare feet.

Could I ask some lame question?

I walked with bare feet.

1) I walked with feet (that were) bare.

2) I walked with feet (that are) bare.

It I analyze 'with bare feet', which one is proper? I think that considering the tense agreement, #1 is correct but it seems like there is more than that. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
  

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The first sentence that has the tense agreement makes the most sense. In English we use the present tense quite often, and not always literally, but here #1 is correct, I would say.

— Sean Simon

  • The first sentence that has the tense agreement makes the most sense.
  • In English we use the present tense quite often, and not always literally, but here #1 is correct, I would say.
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The first sentence that has the tense agreement makes the most sense. In English we use the present tense quite often, and not always literally, but here #1 is correct, I would say.
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The most common expression is this:

I walked barefoot.
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Thank you and then, the speech part of barefoot is an adverb or an adjective there?
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AnonymousThank you and then, the speech part of barefoot is an adverb or an adjective there?
Hi,
He walked barefoot. (It's an adverb.)

That poor boy is barefoot. (Here, it's an adjective.)
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