Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Was killed to save us
1-He was killed to save us all.
Is this sentence correct if the intended meaning is that it was his intention to save us all. He died to save us all. Would that sentence work if one were speaking of, say, Jesus, for instance?
Gratefully,
Navi.
Is this sentence correct if the intended meaning is that it was his intention to save us all. He died to save us all. Would that sentence work if one were speaking of, say, Jesus, for instance?
Gratefully,
Navi.
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It doesn't really work for JC. It suggests that the intention of the people who killed him was to save us all.
It might work if someone were threatening to explode a grenade on an aeroplane and was shot before he could pull out the pin.
It might work if someone were threatening to explode a grenade on an aeroplane and was shot before he could pull out the pin.
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