In this sentence :
It was a dream come true .
What's the grammatical rule used here ?
Is this sentence structure common ?
If so , could you please give me an example ?
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1You might find this post interesting: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/240142 – Michael Rybkin Mar 20 '20 at 10:43
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@MichaelRybkin thank you so much – Mohammad Mar 20 '20 at 10:50
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5Does this answer your question? What is the grammar of the sentence "this is not some science fiction movie come to life." It's just that the past participle of *come* is actually *come. With a different verb, such as It was a dream wanted by everyone*, you shouldn't have a problem seeing how the syntax works. – FumbleFingers Mar 20 '20 at 17:05
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it does , and your example has made it even clearer to me , many thanks . – Mohammad Mar 20 '20 at 17:30
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The word come has the same form for infinitive and past participle.
Past participles can be used like post-positive adjectives, it's equivalent to saying "X that is Y'ed" or "X that has Y'ed."
It was a dream come true = It was a dream that has come true.
It was a dream destroyed completely = It was a dream that was destroyed completely.
It was a dream driven insane = It was a dream that was driven insane.
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