What's the difference between "be left -ed" and "be -ed"
How is "As the smoke cleared, Americans were left dazed and wondering what had happened" different from "Americans were dazed and wondering what had happened."?
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'left dazed' means that it was the effect of the smoke which made them dazed.
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In that situation, I see no real difference. However, with another example, it might be more clear:
He was left crying on the front porch.
He was crying on the front porch.
In these two sentences, a difference does emerge. In the first, "left crying", it implies that we know the reason he was crying. In the latter, though, we don't know why he was crying.
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I think the later is more natural than the former.Do you agree with me?
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