A snake (being) chased by hunters asked a farmer to save its life.

[Marika33]

Which is a better version of saying this? My opinion is that sentence 2 is better.

1. A snake chased by hunters asked a farmer to save its life. (= A snake asked a farmer to save its life while it was chased(?) by hunters)
2. A snake being chased by hunters asked a farmer to save its life. (= A snake asked a farmer to save its life while it was being chased by hunters)

 

[Tarheel]

If you should ever have to describe that situation use the second one.

 

[Marika33]

If you should ever have to describe that situation use the second one.

Thanks! I also feel this way, but in the book "48 laws of power", it's the first one. What do you think, why?



48 Laws of Power, Law (chapter) 2.

 

[Tarheel]

The snake was being chased by hunters.

You will never need to use that.

A talking snake! Wow!

You should have indicated your source in the OP.

 

[jutfrank]

In context, they both mean the same thing, Marika33.

A snake (being) chased by hunters ...

Even if you don't use 'being' in the sentence, it's still grammatically 'there'.

 

[probus]

Talking snakes are not to be trusted. See, for example, the Book of Genesis.

 

[Marika33]

The snake was being chased by hunters.

You will never need to use that.

A talking snake! Wow!

Sorry, what do you mean by "You will never need to use that"? If not me, maybe some other people may say/write that at least in fiction.

 

[Tarheel]

In fiction maybe, sure. However, no part of that sentence would make sense in real life. (What part of my comment did you not understand?)

I have never heard of a talking snake before (not counting the one in Genesis), but I do have a talking cat, Roger.

 

[emsr2d2]

Your original question was "Which version is better?" There's nothing wrong with the original and adding "being" doesn't make it better.