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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
To death
Hello, teachers!
Would you please tell me if these are correct and natural?
1. He was beaten to death. [Is he dead or not?]
2. After (being) beaten to death, he left the town. [Can we leave 'being' out?]
3. After (being) beaten severely, he left the town.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Would you please tell me if these are correct and natural?
1. He was beaten to death. [Is he dead or not?]
2. After (being) beaten to death, he left the town. [Can we leave 'being' out?]
3. After (being) beaten severely, he left the town.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Top answer
1. Correct. He's dead.
- 1.
- Correct.
- He's dead.
- 2.
- "being" cannot be left out.
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1. Correct. He's dead.
2. "being" cannot be left out. But that may be irrelevant because he's dead. He can't leave the town (except in a box, shall we say?)
3. "being" cannot be left out.
2. and 3. If a verb follows "after", it must be in the "-ing" form.
2. "being" cannot be left out. But that may be irrelevant because he's dead. He can't leave the town (except in a box, shall we say?)
3. "being" cannot be left out.
2. and 3. If a verb follows "after", it must be in the "-ing" form.
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