possibility

[Taka]

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?

 

[charliedeut]

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

 

[SoothingDave]

No.

 

[emsr2d2]

No.

 

[Taka]

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

 

[Tdol]

Nope ;-)

 

[Taka]

Nope ;-)

:shock:

You mean this one doesn't work?

There is little possibility of an agreement being reached.

What is the problem with this sentence?

 

[tzfujimino]

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

 

[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.

 

[Taka]

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.

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?

 

[SoothingDave]

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?

The first is OK, the second not.

 

[Tdol]

:shock:

You mean this one doesn't work?

There is little possibility of an agreement being reached.

What is the problem with this sentence?

No- we posted at the same time. I was adding another no to the list about the second sentence.