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Old 23-Oct-2004, 18:08
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what are the differences in the usage of "died" and "dead" ???
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He died yesterday. (verb)
A dead body (adjective)
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Old 25-Oct-2004, 15:46
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hmm...what the participle form of "die" is died,and i know the past participle form can function as an adjective.
so.... we call a "dead man" or "died man" ?
or both of them are acceptable ?
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hmm...what the participle form of "die" is died,and i know the past participle form can function as an adjective.
so.... we call a "dead man" or "died man" ?
or both of them are acceptable ?
a dead man (Adjective)
a dying man (Present participle)
He has died (Present Participle)
He had died (Past Participle)
a died man (Past Participle) Not OK
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Old 26-Oct-2004, 17:09
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ohh...thanks !!

ahh..i forget sth that is really important...
die is intransitive verb
sorry for raising such a nonsense question~~
hehe
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Is die an intransitive verb?
You're welcome, and yes, it's intransitive.
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Old 27-Oct-2004, 16:09
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i have another question,teacher:
after using whether/if, how to determine when we need to add "or not" after that ?
any examples ?
thanks for answering
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After using whether/if, how do I determine when to add "or not" after that? Any examples?
You're welcome. :D

Whether you decide to go or decide not to go, I will go. Whether you decide to go or not, I will go.
Whether or not you decide to go, I will go.

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"whether or not" can be a legitimate contraction of "whether it will or will not". Nevertheless, you should avoid the construction, as it is less often used than abused. Source
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Old 28-Oct-2004, 16:33
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how about the sentence as follows :

e.g. I don't know whether she loves he (or not).

can we omit the "or not" ??
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maybe someone has answered my question~~
thx~
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