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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Have no business
"You have no business to come into my house."
The above sentence is often written as "You have no business coming into my house"
But shouldn't we put a preposition before the gerund phrase "coming into my house" ?
The above sentence is often written as "You have no business coming into my house"
But shouldn't we put a preposition before the gerund phrase "coming into my house" ?
Top answer
Hi, You have no business doing something is the standard and accepted form. Clive
- Hi, You have no business doing something is the standard and accepted form.
- Clive
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Hi,
You have no business doing something is the standard and accepted form.
Clive
You have no business doing something is the standard and accepted form.
Clive
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Hi,
I'm not really sure what I'd call it. Seens a bit like a gerund, perhaps.
Is the meaning clear to you? You have no legitimate reason for doing that.
Clive
I'm not really sure what I'd call it. Seens a bit like a gerund, perhaps.
Is the meaning clear to you? You have no legitimate reason for doing that.
Clive
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The meaning is there in every dictionary. I just don't understand the construction. Maybe it is just an idiomatic expression without a proper grammatical construction.
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