he's got left

[Tara2]

Is 'left' a reduced relative clause 'left=that is left'?

And what do they think of you hitching up with this big city boy?
Girl: Well, I haven't told them yet. Well, Tiffany still hasn't told her parents about me, and we've been together over a year.
Well, you better hurry up. Who knows how much time he's got left?

 

[emsr2d2]

Whilst "Who knows how much time he's got?" is OK, it doesn't convey quite the same meaning as "... time he's got left". That phrase is usually reserved for referring (in the appropriate context) to someone who is dying.

 

[Tara2]

Whilst "Who knows how much time he's got?" is OK, it doesn't convey quite the same meaning as "... time he's got left". That phrase is usually reserved for referring (in the appropriate context) to someone who is dying.

Doesn't "Who knows how much time he's got left" refer to someone who is dying, please?

 

[jutfrank]

Possibly, but very possibly not. We need more context to know.

Remember to tell us where you hear the conversations you ask us about. Also, remember to tell us as much about the wider context as you can.

 

[GoesStation]

[STRIKE]Doesn't[/STRIKE] Does "Who knows how much time he's got left" refer to someone who is dying, please?

It often does. It can also refer to someone with a limited amount of time remaining in some kind of engagement.

When you begin a question with "Doesn't", you're telling the reader you believe it "does" but you're not completely sure. That is, your question meant you were pretty sure "he's got left" refers to someone who is dying. You probably meant to begin with "Does".

 

[Tara2]

It often does. It can also refer to someone with a limited amount of time remaining in some kind of engagement.

When you begin a question with "Doesn't", you're telling the reader you believe it "does" but you're not completely sure. That is, your question meant you were pretty sure "he's got left" refers to someone who is dying. You probably meant to begin with "Does".

Yes, excctly, I meant 'does'. Thanks a lot for all your help.

 

[Tara2]

Possibly, but very possibly not. We need more context to know.

Remember to tell us where you hear the conversations you ask us about. Also, remember to tell us as much about the wider context as you can.

it refers to his death, the speaker is joking since the age of the man is much more than the girl.
Ca you please explain 'he's got left' grammatically? Is 'left' a reduced relative clause?

 

[jutfrank]

it refers to his death, the speaker is joking since the age of the man is much more than the girl.

If you knew that already, why did you ask us?

Ca you please explain 'he's got left' grammatically? Is 'left' a reduced relative clause?

No, it isn't. The structure you should focus on is have + an amount of time + left.

You can replace left with the word remaining, and keep the same meaning.

 

[Tara2]

If you knew that already, why did you ask us?



No, it isn't. The structure you should focus on is have + an amount of time + left.

You can replace left with the word remaining, and keep the same meaning.

I didn't ask you the meaning, I just asked the grammatical function

 

[Rover_KE]

Tara2, you still haven't told us the source of the quoted text.

You're lucky to have got any replies without it.

I notice that you posted the same question here, where you included the necessary source.

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(emsr2d2)

 

[Tara2]

Tara2, you still haven't told us the source of the quoted text.

You're lucky to have got any replies without it.

I notice that you posted the same question here, where you included the necessary source.

(emsr2d2)

I forgot to say that source is "The Glass Castle, movie".

 

[jutfrank]

I didn't ask you the meaning, I just asked the grammatical function

It modifies time.

Why are you asking about the grammatical function?