Could anyone explain the difference between the way the adverb 'was' is used in these two sentences:
"500 were killed" vs. "500 were died"
I know the second one is wrong but I can't explain why...?
Thank you so much for your help.
Was vs Were
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Re: Was vs Were
'Die' is not a transitive verb and cannot therefore not be passivized.