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Rishonly Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
TO DIE/DEATH (SENTENCE MEANING)
Officials at a Houston jail took responsibility on Friday for the escape of a convicted murderer who had recently been sentenced to die.
In the above sentence, is it proper to use 'to die'? I feel it should be 'to death'. Please correct me if my understanding is wrong?
In the above sentence, is it proper to use 'to die'? I feel it should be 'to death'. Please correct me if my understanding is wrong?
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Hi, Officials at a Houston jail took responsibility on Friday for the escape of a convicted murderer who had recently been sentenced to die. In the above sentence, is it proper to use 'to die'? I feel it should be 'to death'.
- Hi, Officials at a Houston jail took responsibility on Friday for the escape of a convicted murderer who had recently been sentenced to die.
- In the above sentence, is it proper to use 'to die'?
- I feel it should be 'to death'.
- That's an interesting example, because you can say it either way.
- who had recently been sentenced to die.
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Hi,
Officials at a Houston jail took responsibility on Friday for the escape of a convicted murderer who had recently been sentenced to die.
In the above sentence, is it proper to use 'to die'? I feel it should be 'to death'.
That's an interesting example, because you can say it either way.
Officials at a Houston jail took responsibility on Friday for the escape of a convicted murderer who had recently been sentenced to die.
In the above sentence, is it proper to use 'to die'? I feel it should be 'to death'.
That's an interesting example, because you can say it either way.
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