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The man left the pub a drunken man.

Is this sentence valid and grammatical? If so, how can we interpret this sentence?
  

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Hi, The man left the pub a drunken man. Is this sentence valid and grammatical? If so, how can we interpret this sentence?

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  • Hi, The man left the pub a drunken man.
  • Is this sentence valid and grammatical?
  • If so, how can we interpret this sentence?
  • We usually say 'drunk' in such a context, not 'drunken'.
  • Say eg The man left the pub dunk, eg The man was drunk when he left the pub.
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Hi,

The man left the pub a drunken man.

Is this sentence valid and grammatical? If so, how can we interpret this sentence?

We usually say 'drunk' in such a context, not 'drunken'.

Say

eg The man left the pub dunk,
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