Could you explain the usage " be gone"?
I've heard people say," My pain is gone" In this sentence, can I also say " My pain has gone" ? Then what's the difference between the two? Any grammatical difference? Can I also say, " My cold is finally gone."?
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I've actually heard both used. Basically the difference is that if you say "My cold is gone," you are using "gone" as an adjective ("not here"), rather than a verb (the past participle of "to go [away]").
In this case the more common form is "My cold is gone" -- and you're right, "My cold is finally gone" is also a good sentence.
Hope this helps!
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is gone = has gone
Both mean "is no longer there"
In this sense they are interchangeable.
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" My cold is finally gone." Is a perfectly useable sentence.
"My pain has gone"; Doesn't work since you're using a possessive pronoun with a present perfect tense. It should either be "It's gone" (The pain) or "My pain is gone"
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