Grammar: sentence structure
Can I say my father dead, I got shocked? Or should I say my father being dead, I got shocked?
P.S. actually, I wanted to put these two above-given questions into one single sentence, but I couldn't. If possible, please mention how to ask two or more questions in a single sentence!
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Can I say my father dead, I got shocked? Or should I say my father being dead, I got shocked? You are trying to make very unnatural sentences.
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Can I say my father dead, I got shocked? Or should I say my father being dead, I got shocked?
You are trying to make very unnatural sentences. Just say
eg My father's death shocked me.
eg I was shocked by my father's death.
eg I was shocked when my father died.
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