1) "Dinosaurs WENT EXTINCT 65 million years ago" 2) "Dinosaurs BECAME EXTINCT 65 million years ago" 3) "Dinosaurs WERE EXTINGUISHED 65 million years ago"
Which one is it?
Top answer
# 2. #1 is informal; #3 is wrong.
— Mister Micawber
# 2.
#1 is informal; #3 is wrong.
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