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nabeera_nasar
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Grammar Correction:
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Dear Frinds: Is the sentence below correct?
"Write
a paragraph about an invention you use in your daily life now that you did not have has
a child.
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5 Jul 2012
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MoodyMoody
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No, it should read "Write a paragraph about an invention you use in your daily life now that you did not have as a child." Omit "has." The clause is in the simple past negative, with did not as the auxiliary verb. Even if it were the present perfect, you would say "have had," never "have has." |
5 Jul 2012
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CyrillicAlphabet
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Hi, Naabera,
The sentence below is not correct.
Write a paragraph about an invention you use in your daily life now that you did not have has a child.
The sentence consists of two clauses - a main clause (Write a paragraph about an invention you use in your daily life now) and a subordinate clause (that you did not have has a child). In the subordinate clause you need Past Simple Tense, i.e. did not have (didn�t have) because you talk about a specific moment in the past, i.e. when you were a child. The correct sentence should be:
Write a paragraph about an invention you use in your daily life now that you did not have as a child.
or
Write a paragraph about an invention you use in your daily life now that you did not have when you were a child.
Best wishes,
CyrillicAlphabet |
5 Jul 2012
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yanogator
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It would also be a good idea to add a comma after "now".
Bruce |
5 Jul 2012
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himanijain22
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Hi
Omit "has" and put a comma after "now".
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5 Jul 2012
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emece
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In my opinion there is a mistake and, instead of HAS is AS |
5 Jul 2012
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