Filha Da Pika Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
dead / die
Hello,
I'd like to know the difference of the meanings of the following sentences.
1) Ken found a lot of robins dead or he was dying on the campus.
( = a lot of robins were dead / Ken was dying )
2) Ken found a lot of robins dead or dying on the campus.
( = a lot of robins were dead or dying )
3) He was finding a lot of robins dead or died on the campus.
( = a lot of robins were dead or died )
About 3), does it make sense? I think "were dead" and "died" are the same.
And it seems grammatically wrong.
Thank you,
I'd like to know the difference of the meanings of the following sentences.
1) Ken found a lot of robins dead or he was dying on the campus.
( = a lot of robins were dead / Ken was dying )
2) Ken found a lot of robins dead or dying on the campus.
( = a lot of robins were dead or dying )
3) He was finding a lot of robins dead or died on the campus.
( = a lot of robins were dead or died )
About 3), does it make sense? I think "were dead" and "died" are the same.
And it seems grammatically wrong.
Thank you,
Top answer
#1 is correct grammatically but it doesn't make much sense to me. #2 seems okay. #3 doesn't sound grammatical.
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#1 is correct grammatically but it doesn't make much sense to me.
#2 seems okay.
#3 doesn't sound grammatical. And you're right: dead (adjective) and died (past participle) means the same.
#2 seems okay.
#3 doesn't sound grammatical. And you're right: dead (adjective) and died (past participle) means the same.
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