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How correctly ask? Did she surprise? or Was she surprise? or something else?
11 dic 2012 20:45
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Did she surprise <someone>? = Did she surprise you/him/her/it/them
The sentence would have to have an object to have any meaning. Just "Did she surprise?" would only have meaning if everybody understood from the context that what was meant was "Did she surprise <someone>?"
Was she surprised? = Did something or somebody surprise her?
11 dicembre 2012
I hope that truly understand all of you wrote me:) but it not always stays in the mind for a long time
11 dicembre 2012
Did she surprise is correct.
However "Was she surprise" must be stated as "was she surprised"
This is because 'surprised' is used as an adjective, the past participle form. It indicates that she was the one in a state of surprise - the receiver of surprise.
She was surprising (present participle adjective form indicates she did the surprising)
11 dicembre 2012
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