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Healer Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

When should one say "is come" or "is gone" and so on?

In what circumstances one should say "is come" or "is gone" and so on. Why shouldn't one simply say "has come" or "has gone" and so on. I suppose they refer to a state instead of an action. However it sounds very unnatural when I heard "is come". I have come across "is come" in some writings though.

Can such structure apply to all intransitive verbs? And are they used with animated subjects only?

Thanks!

  

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healer In what circumstances one should say "is come" I can think of none in modern English. healer or "is gone" When you are indicating that something is lost or missing. healer Can such structure apply to all intransitive verbs?

— Mister Micawber

  • healer In what circumstances one should say "is come" I can think of none in modern English.
  • healer or "is gone" When you are indicating that something is lost or missing.
  • healer Can such structure apply to all intransitive verbs?
  • No.
  • Just when the verb structure can represent a state.
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healerIn what circumstances one should say "is come"

I can think of none in modern English.

healeror "is gone"

When you are indicating that something is lost or missing.

healerCan such structure apply to all intransitive verbs?

No. Just when the verb structure can represen

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healerIn what circumstances one should say "is come"

Only when reading aloud from the King James Bible or some very old text like that. The combination "is come" is not used anymore.

healeror "is gone"

"is gone" is still used to mean "is not here". But that's not a substitute for the present perfect (has gone

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