navi tasan
Key Member
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2002
- Member Type
- Academic
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- United States
1-The policeman was badly beaten up.
2-The policeman was beaten up badly.
Is there a difference in the meanings of "1" and "2"?
Does "1" describe a state? Could it be depicting an action (He got beaten up badly/).
Does "2" depict an action? Could it depict a state (he was in a badly beaten up state).
3-The policeman seemed badly beaten up.
4-The policeman seemed beaten up badly.
Are "3" and "4" both correct? He seemed to have been beaten up badly.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2-The policeman was beaten up badly.
Is there a difference in the meanings of "1" and "2"?
Does "1" describe a state? Could it be depicting an action (He got beaten up badly/).
Does "2" depict an action? Could it depict a state (he was in a badly beaten up state).
3-The policeman seemed badly beaten up.
4-The policeman seemed beaten up badly.
Are "3" and "4" both correct? He seemed to have been beaten up badly.
Gratefully,
Navi.