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Stenka25 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"How come not "missed" but "missing" in the following sentences?

0The following sentences are from "Longman dictionary of comtemporary English."02br
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00My question is,02br
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001. How come not "missed" but "missing" in the following sentences?02br
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002. Isn't there any one sentence that 'missed' is possible? (I mean both 'missing' and 'missed' are possible)02br
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00Expecting your help.02br
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00Thanks. 05002br
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001 something 00that is missing00 is not in its usual place, so that you cannot find it:02br
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00◆• We found 00the missing piece00 of the jigsaw under the chair.02br
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00 00 00the missed piece (?)02br
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00◆• The keys have been missing for ages.02br
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00• Two bottles 00were missing00 from the drugs cupboard.02br
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00• The scissors have 00go00ne 00missing00 again. 00(British English)00 02br
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002 if 00part of something is missing00, it is no longer attached or has been destroyed:02br
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00• Two of her front teeth were missing.02br
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00• The last page of the diary was missing.02br
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00• There's a button missing from your shirt.02br
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003 someone who is missing has disappeared, and no one knows if they are alive or dead:02br
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00• Two crew members survived, but two are still missing.02br
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00• Nearly 100,000 young people go missing in Britain each year.00(British English)00 02br
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00• When Lily did not come home, her parents called the police to report her missing.02br
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00400 00not present or not included in something02br
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00• Why is my name missing from the list?02br
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00• Something was missing from her life.02br
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00◆ 5 00missing in action00 00: 00a soldier who is missing in action has not returned after a battle and their body has not been found02br
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0'Missing' here is an 01b 00adjective 02b 00meaning absent or lost. 02br 02br 00It is not connected to the verb 'to miss'. 0-

  • 0'Missing' here is an 01b 00adjective 02b 00meaning absent or lost.
  • 02br 02br 00It is not connected to the verb 'to miss'.
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0'Missing' here is an 01b00adjective 02b00meaning absent or lost. 02br
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00It is not connected to the verb 'to miss'. Adjectives don't change tense.0-

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