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Ethan85 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
Please tell the difference between the following:
1) He is gone on vacation.
OR
2) He has gone on vacation.
Which one of the above is correct?
Your help will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
1) He is gone on vacation.
OR
2) He has gone on vacation.
Which one of the above is correct?
Your help will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Top answer
Both are good. In ordinary conversation, 1 is more used. In formal writing, 2 is more used.
- Both are good.
- In ordinary conversation, 1 is more used.
- In formal writing, 2 is more used.
- The meaning is the same.
- The form with "is" is a hold-over from centuries ago when many verbs of motion, like go and come , used be as an auxiliary instead of have .
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Both are good. In ordinary conversation, 1 is more used. In formal writing, 2 is more used.
The meaning is the same. The form with "is" is a hold-over from centuries ago when many verbs of motion, like go and come, used be as an auxiliary instead of have.
Old forms
I am come, I am gone, I am risen, ...
he is come, he is gone, he is rise
The meaning is the same. The form with "is" is a hold-over from centuries ago when many verbs of motion, like go and come, used be as an auxiliary instead of have.
Old forms
I am come, I am gone, I am risen, ...
he is come, he is gone, he is rise
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