Have normal clothing (be) weighted heavier
This is from a CNN video transcript:
Reporter: Patrick Whaley has spent years preparing for just this moment. He is testing his own invention out on the football field. A weighted shirt that builds up athletes' stamina. This ambitious engineering student has been thinking about this invention ever since he was a child.
PATRICK WHALEY, GEORGIA TECH STUDENT: When I was a little kid, I was really skinny. And so to build up muscle, I would actually carry around extra books in my book bag. I started thinking, OK, well what if I could just have normal clothing be weighted heavier than the average clothing?
Regarding the last line: What if I could just have normal clothing be weighted heavier than the average clothing?
I wonder if "be" is ever needed in context.
Isn't it correct to leave it out as follows?
What if I could just have normal clothing weighted heavier than the average clothing?
Top answer
I think there's a mistake. "but" would make sense instead of "be".
- I think there's a mistake.
- "but" would make sense instead of "be".
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I didn't mean that you had made a mistake. I'm saying there's an error in the text and it should say "but".
Yes, you could just have "normal clothing weighted heavier".
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