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Hiro Sasaki

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Japan, Japanese
Hello,

Are correct by the following sentences. ?

Tombstones weathered by the elements

Tombstones corroded by winds and rains


Hiro Sasaki
These are fragments. You can say "The tombstones were weathered by the elements. The tombstones were corroded by winds and rains."

Also you're question should be "Are the following questions correct?"
Hiro, were those meant to be complete sentences or not? The words were used correctly and idiomatically but, as yourfairlady05 points out, those were not grammatical sentences by themselves.
These are fragments. You can say "The tombstones were weathered by the elements. The tombstones were corroded by winds and rains."

Also you're question should be "Are the following questions correct?"

"Are the following questions correct?" !! Yes, thank you.

Hiro Sasaki
Hiro, were those meant to be complete sentences or not? The words were used correctly and idiomatically but, as yourfairlady05 points out, those were not grammatical sentences by themselves.

"The tombstones weathered by the elements " under the photos.

In the main sentence, " The tombstones have been weathered by the elements."

Hiro Sasaki
You actually don't need "the" for a photo caption
With regard to the question in post 1 about "weathered" versus "corroded" - definitely "weathered".

To the best of my knowledge, only a metal can be corroded.
Well, 'corroded' is typically used with metals, and it has come to mean something damaged by oxidation or exposure to acid, but it also means to be slowly weathered or worn away, which is very close to its ME meaning of gnawed to small pieces. See this definition.
Well, 'corroded' is typically used with metals, and it has come to mean something damaged by oxidation or exposure to acid, but it also means to be slowly weathered or worn away, which is very close to its ME meaning of gnawed to small pieces. See this definition.

Thank you, !!

That's the point which I wanted to make clear.

Hiro Sasaki
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