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1. I bought six-year old red ginseng.
2. I bought six-year-old red ginseng.
(Which one is grammatical?)
3. He narrowly escaped being drowned.
4. He narrowly escaped from being drowned.
(Are both the same and grammatical:?)
2. I bought six-year-old red ginseng.
(Which one is grammatical?)
3. He narrowly escaped being drowned.
4. He narrowly escaped from being drowned.
(Are both the same and grammatical:?)
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Sentence 2 is correct.
I'd phrase 3 differently, and I wouldn't use 4.
3. He narrowly escaped drowning. (meaning he was swimming on his own)
[He narrowly escaped being drowned <~~ This means he was with someone who tried to drown him, but he escaped.]
I'd phrase 3 differently, and I wouldn't use 4.
3. He narrowly escaped drowning. (meaning he was swimming on his own)
[He narrowly escaped being drowned <~~ This means he was with someone who tried to drown him, but he escaped.]
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