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28 Aug 2010 — Died

How would you improve this sentence? We saw that the honey bees were died.

 

 

 

 

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1. (passive verb ==> be verb + adjective)
         We saw that the honey bees were dead. 
2. (passive verb ==> active past verb)
         We saw that the honey bees died. 
3.
         We saw that the honey bees had died. 
4.
         We saw that the honey bees were dying. 
  Solution - lightbulb  Never Passive  | Same Time vs. Earlier Agr. |  Formal vs. Informal Agr. 

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