C1Englishen.c1.036

Want doing (British English passive sense)

Structure:

subject + want(s) + -ing

Regional British usage where 'want doing' = 'need to be done'. Not standard in American English.

Example:

This wall wants painting before the winter.

Examples

This wall wants painting before the winter.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "This wall wants painting before the winter."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes