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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Gone to or been to
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How many times has he gone to Taiwan?
The sentence above is always wrong?
The "gone" must be changed to "been"?
How many times has he gone to Taiwan?
The sentence above is always wrong?
The "gone" must be changed to "been"?
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pructus How many times has he gone to Taiwan? That's a good sentence. How many times has he been to Taiwan?
- pructus How many times has he gone to Taiwan?
- That's a good sentence.
- How many times has he been to Taiwan?
- This is also a good sentence.
- How many times has he traveled to Taiwan?
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pructusHow many times has he gone to Taiwan?That's a good sentence.
How many times has he been to Taiwan? This is also a good sentence.
How many times has he traveled to Taiwan? This is also a good sentence.
How many times has he flown to Taiwan? This is also a good sentence.
How many times has he taken a ship to Taiwan? This is also a
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How many times has he gone to Taiwan?
I wouldn't say this is wrong.
It is not idiomatic. Native speakers would be unlikely to say that,.except in an unusual context.
Clive
I wouldn't say this is wrong.
It is not idiomatic. Native speakers would be unlikely to say that,.except in an unusual context.
Clive
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As a non-native of English, there seems to be some difference in sense.
(A) "have gone to" seems to mean "went there for some specific purpose" and (B )"have been to" just means "just have the experience to be there".
Or, (A) conveys more emotional sense compared to (B).
Is this close to native's sense of English?
(A) "have gone to" seems to mean "went there for some specific purpose" and (B )"have been to" just means "just have the experience to be there".
Or, (A) conveys more emotional sense compared to (B).
Is this close to native's sense of English?
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Yes, it is.
But broadly speaking, I feel the main difference is this.
He has been to China. Suggests he went,and then came back.
He has gone to China. Suggests he is still there.
But broadly speaking, I feel the main difference is this.
He has been to China. Suggests he went,and then came back.
He has gone to China. Suggests he is still there.
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pructus(A) "have gone to" seems to mean "went there for some specific purpose" and (B )"have been to" just means "just have the experience to be there".He has gone to a conference in Taiwan five times in the past ten years. (Focus on the trip to Taiwan for that purpose.)
He has been to a conference in Taiwan five times in the past te
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