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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A dream come true
Could you tell me why native English speakers say "A dream come true"? I think it shoud be "A dream comes true" or "A dream has come true".
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These are grammatically different. "a dream come true" is a noun phrase in which "come true" is adjectival and modifies "dream". The meaning is like "a dream that has come true".
- These are grammatically different.
- "a dream come true" is a noun phrase in which "come true" is adjectival and modifies "dream".
- The meaning is like "a dream that has come true".
- "A dream comes / has come true" is a statement.
- Thus you can say "It's a dream come true", whereas "It's a dream comes true" would be ungrammatical.
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These are grammatically different. "a dream come true" is a noun phrase in which "come true" is adjectival and modifies "dream". The meaning is like "a dream that has come true". "A dream comes / has come true" is a statement. Thus you can say "It's a dream come true", whereas "It's a dream comes true" would be ungrammatical.
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