Common Mistakes : Dead

adjective

.BAD: My father is dead when I was still a baby
.GOOD: My father died when I was still a baby

.BAD: The doctor said that she dead because the wound became infected
.GOOD: The doctor said that she died because the wound became infected

: Dead is an adjective and describes a state
.I can’t tell whether that plant is dead or alive
.Some of the fish were dead and were floating on the surface

: Died is the past tense and past participle of die
.I think she died from a heart attack
.He died on the way to hospital

.BAD: The purpose of this ceremony is to honour the dead people
.GOOD: The purpose of this ceremony is to honour the dead

: When you mean ‘dead people‘, use the dead
.At this time of the year the villages make offerings to the spirits of the dead