http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/2/ghgdc/Post.htm#537304Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:34:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537304Abil6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/2/ghgdc/Post.htm#537304http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537304.xmlThis seems to be the right answer. Thanks Optilang.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/2/ghgcm/Post.htm#537297Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:21:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537297optilang8http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/2/ghgcm/Post.htm#537297http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537297.xmlHe was shot dead.<br /><br />He was shot to death.<br /><br /><strike>He was shot death</strike><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghgcj/post.htm#537294Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:05:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537294Abil2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghgcj/post.htm#537294http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537294.xmlThanks N2g<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghgbc/post.htm#537270Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:44:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537270New2grammar3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghgbc/post.htm#537270http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537270.xmlthere are a lot of non-native sites on the Internet. So, Google general&nbsp;results are not reliable. Try to use Google Books. Maybe a native speaker can help you. I&#39;ve told you what I know.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghgbb/post.htm#537269Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:39:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537269Abil4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghgbb/post.htm#537269http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537269.xmlNo. I am confused. &quot;Shot dead&quot;, &quot;shot to death&quot; and &quot;shot death&quot; each has got thousands of hits on the google search.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzqv/post.htm#537238Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:36:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537238New2grammar5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzqv/post.htm#537238http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537238.xmlAre you sure it&#39;s not shot deaD? <br /><br />Check this out:<br /><a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeathVsShotDead/gcqch/post.htm">http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeathVsShotDead/gcqch/post.htm</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzqd/post.htm#537237Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:29:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537237Abil6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzqd/post.htm#537237http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537237.xmlN2g, sorry, I made another careless mistake. In fact, I was talking about &quot;shot to death&quot;. (See my original post) Thanks.<br /><br />&quot;Shot death&quot; (without &quot;to&quot;) is also correct, as far as I know. But why? Why &quot;hacked death&quot; is not correct like &quot;shot death? This is quite puzzling!!<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzpq/post.htm#537233Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:13:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537233New2grammar7http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzpq/post.htm#537233http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537233.xmlShot to dead is wrong, as far as I know. Shot to death is correct and I have explained the meaning.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzpp/post.htm#537232Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:11:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537232Abil8http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzpp/post.htm#537232http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537232.xmlN2g, &quot;shot and killed&quot; is fine, but I just wanted to know if &quot;shot to dead&quot; is correct. Thanks anyway.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzpg/post.htm#537223Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:29:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537223New2grammar9http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzpg/post.htm#537223http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537223.xmlPerhaps, he was shot multiple times until he was dead. &#39;Shot and killed&#39; could be just one shot.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzpz/post.htmSun, 06 Jul 2008 04:27:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:537222Abil10http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShotToDeath/ghzpz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-537222.xmlHe was hacked to death.<br />He was knifed to death.<br />He was shot <strong>(to)</strong> death.<br /><br />What difference does <strong>&quot;to&quot;</strong> make in the third sentence? Is <strong>&quot;to&quot;</strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">wrong</span> here? Thanks.<div style="clear:both;"></div>