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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Replacing verb with an adjective?
He has gone to market.
can I say the above sentence like this without altering it's meaning:
He is gone to market?
can I say the above sentence like this without altering it's meaning:
He is gone to market?
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"is gone to" has the same meaning, but it is not normal in everyday English. It feels literary or old-fashioned. "He has gone to the market" would be usual.
- "is gone to" has the same meaning, but it is not normal in everyday English.
- It feels literary or old-fashioned.
- "He has gone to the market" would be usual.
- "gone to market" is less usual (certainly in everyday use) and has a special sense of "taken his produce to market".
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"is gone to" has the same meaning, but it is not normal in everyday English. It feels literary or old-fashioned.
"He has gone to the market" would be usual. "gone to market" is less usual (certainly in everyday use) and has a special sense of "taken his produce to market".
"He has gone to the market" would be usual. "gone to market" is less usual (certainly in everyday use) and has a special sense of "taken his produce to market".
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