Tell me more ×   1. He was charged with killing 13 people.   2.
He was charged with having killed 13 people.   3. He was charged
with the crime he killed 13 people.  I suppose the phrase no. 1
is correct but the others also make sense or are they
grammatically wrong?  share|improve this question 3 looks as if
it has two main verbs in a single phrase and would benefit from
some adjustment such as "that" or ";" between crime and he – 
Henry Aug 6 '12 at 11:16 1 and 2 are both correct, but 1, out of
any context, is ambiguous: it could mean 'He was assigned the
task of killing 13 people.' 3 is syntactically incomplete, as
Henry says; I would write 'He was charged with the crime of
having killed &c'. –  StoneyB Aug 6 '12 at 11:38 add comment  1
Answer  1 and 2 are correct.  3 is wrong. You could break it
into two sentences:  He was charged with the crime. He killed 13
people.  But I think what you really mean is:  He was charged
with the crime of killing 13 people.  share|improve this answer
3 is just missing a th