Does it go on being a chick, or does it die?
Will it perish, or will it survive into chickhood?
The chick has transcended the constraints of mortality and has lost the need to be "alive" or "dead".
Poirot admitted he knew what I was talking about.
So you said that it's no good?
The woman stared at the dog jumping down the stairs.
Two men are standing outside.
The kids are playing.
When they weren't ready also.