Is this grammatically correct? What does it mean? Any possible rephrasing? I was there when the casket was lowered into the ground/grave
Yes, the sentence "I was there when the casket was lowered into the ground/grave" is grammatically correct.
The sentence means that the speaker was present during a funeral or burial when the casket containing a deceased person's body was placed into the earth. It's a moment typically associated with mourning and saying goodbye.
Possible rephrasing could include:
1. "I was present when the casket was placed in the ground."
2. "I witnessed the lowering of the casket into the grave."
3. "I was there as the casket was interred."
4. "I saw the casket being lowered into the earth."
Each of these variations conveys the same meaning but uses slightly different wording.