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Nocy Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Something gone / going(?) wrong (re-post)
I am not a native speaker, who studies English as a foreign language.
I need help from the natives.
We can prevent growth gone wrong within us.
(?) why not 'going' in here??
Reading certain texts, I find that sentence, which seems grammatically wrong, I think.
Why and how is 'GONE' used after growth?
I mean, is it grammatically correct and no problem to write 'growth gone wrong'?
'Something goes wrong', not 'Something is gone wrong', is the normally used form, as I know.
If so, is it correct to write 'Something going wrong', not 'Something gone wrong'??
I've googled 'gone wrong' and found that 'gone wrong' form is used in many texts.
But I am just curious about whether wrting 'sth gone wrong' is GRAMMATICALLY allowed or not.
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It's the whole paragraph.
"One of the most common precursors of cancer is a traumatic loss or a feeling of emptiness
in one's life. When a salamander loses a limb, it grows a new one. In an analogous way,
when a human being suffers an emotional loss that is not properly dealt with, the body often
responds by developing a new growth. It appears that if we can react to loss with personal growth,
we can prevent growth gone wrong within us."
I need help from the natives.
We can prevent growth gone wrong within us.
(?) why not 'going' in here??
Reading certain texts, I find that sentence, which seems grammatically wrong, I think.
Why and how is 'GONE' used after growth?
I mean, is it grammatically correct and no problem to write 'growth gone wrong'?
'Something goes wrong', not 'Something is gone wrong', is the normally used form, as I know.
If so, is it correct to write 'Something going wrong', not 'Something gone wrong'??
I've googled 'gone wrong' and found that 'gone wrong' form is used in many texts.
But I am just curious about whether wrting 'sth gone wrong' is GRAMMATICALLY allowed or not.
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It's the whole paragraph.
"One of the most common precursors of cancer is a traumatic loss or a feeling of emptiness
in one's life. When a salamander loses a limb, it grows a new one. In an analogous way,
when a human being suffers an emotional loss that is not properly dealt with, the body often
responds by developing a new growth. It appears that if we can react to loss with personal growth,
we can prevent growth gone wrong within us."
Top answer
It's a good thing you quoted the full context of the phrase in question. Only at the very end of the paragraph did the meaning become apparent. The phrase is grammatical and means abnormal growth .
- It's a good thing you quoted the full context of the phrase in question.
- Only at the very end of the paragraph did the meaning become apparent.
- The phrase is grammatical and means abnormal growth .
- The analogy is between the two meanings of growth : 'personal growth (development)' and 'cancerous growth (abnormal cells)'.
- Rover
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It's a good thing you quoted the full context of the phrase in question. Only at the very end of the paragraph did the meaning become apparent.
The phrase is grammatical and means abnormal growth.
The analogy is between the two meanings of growth: 'personal growth (development)' and 'cancerous growth (abnormal cells)'.
Rover
The phrase is grammatical and means abnormal growth.
The analogy is between the two meanings of growth: 'personal growth (development)' and 'cancerous growth (abnormal cells)'.
Rover
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Rover_KEIt's a good thing you quoted the full context of the phrase in question. Only at the very end of the paragraph did the meaning become apparent. The phrase is grammatical and means abnormal growth. The analogy is between the two meanings of growth: 'personal growth (development)' and 'cancerous growth (abnormal cells)'. RoverWhat I want to know is not
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