Comment on what’s the difference between “he died” and “he’s dead”?

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Nemo@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

“Dead” is an adjective, modifying the antecedent of “he”, not an adverb modifying “is”.

Contrast “he is well”, where “well” modifies “is” as an adverb vs. “he is good” where “good” is an adjective modifying “he”. There’s no grammatic signifier which is which beyond the modifying word itself, so you need to see whether it’s in adverb form or adjective form.

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