0
Taka Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Remember

I still remember people being beaten by the soldiers.

WIthout 'being' as:

I still remember people beaten by the soldiers.

would it still make the same sense?
  

Top answer

Taka would it still make the same sense? No, those aren't the same. In the first you remember the action of soldiers beating people.

— CalifJim

  • Taka would it still make the same sense?
  • No, those aren't the same.
  • In the first you remember the action of soldiers beating people.
  • In the second you remember people in the resultant state of having been beaten previously.
  • CJ
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

6 Answers
0
Takawould it still make the same sense?
No, those aren't the same.

In the first you remember the action of soldiers beating people.
In the second you remember people in the resultant state of having been beaten previously.

CJ
0
0
OK. So you don't think this one sounds right?

I still remember him beaten by the soldiers.
0
0
TakaSo you don't think this one sounds right?I still remember him beaten by the soldiers.
It's not that it sounds completely wrong. It's that I wouldn't say it that way. For that meaning I'd say

I still remember how he looked after being beaten by the soldiers.

CJ
0
0
But this sound OK, doesn't it?

I remember him being beaten by the soldiers.
0
0
TakaBut this sounds OK, doesn't it?I remember him being beaten by the soldiers.
Yes. No problem whatsoever.

CJ
0
0
Good. Thanks, Jim!
0

Related Questions