possibility

There is little possibility of an agreement being reached.

Without 'being' in it as:

There is little possibility of an agreement reached.

would it still sound OK and make the same sense?

Hi,

I don't thik so. You could say, however, "There is little possibility of reaching an agreement" withoout altering the meaning much (if at all)

Greetings,

charliedeut

No.

No.

OK. But at least, the first one works fine, right?

Nope ;-)

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Originally Posted by Tdol

Nope ;-)

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:shock:

You mean this one doesn't work?

There is little possibility of an agreement being reached.

What is the problem with this sentence?

Hello.:-D
It's a gerund construction, isn't it?
I'm very curious.
Incidentally, I've found this: The Gerund. Fowler, H. W. 1908. The King's English

The first sentence is fine. I think Tdol's post was meant to be a response to the earlier posts, not the one that happened to post seconds before his.

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Originally Posted by SoothingDave

The first sentence is fine. I think Tdol's post was meant to be a response to the earlier posts, not the one that happened to post seconds before his.

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Good.

So in the same way, this one works:

Would you mind the door being closed for a moment?

whereas this one doesn't, or does it?

Would you mind the door closed for a moment?