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iyedbaraa

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Do we say " Daniel has always to miss classes" or " Daniel always has to miss classes" which one is grammatically correct . Could anyone help me please.

23 Sep 2013

yanogator

Daniel always has to miss classes.

23 Sep 2013

iyedbaraa

Thanks a lot

23 Sep 2013

dutchboydvh

I would use "Daniel always misses classes.", meaning he is often absent.

I would say "Daniel always has to miss classes... " and then follow up with a reason. For example " "Daniel always has to miss classes, because of his job. "

23 Sep 2013

fsmail

It depends on what you are trying to say...

Daniel is ALWAYS missing class.... it means he never comes to class... it �s a negative action always being repeated.

EG: He �s always swearing as opposed to he always swears.

He �s always arriving late

I �m always losing my car keys

She �s always complaining

(I would not say he always misses class in this case however I would say it to highlight the reason..... He always misses his math class in the morning due to heavy traffic)

Daniel always has to miss class... it means there is a reason why he cannot come to class.

He always has to miss class in the afternoons because he is going through medical treatment.

Does that make sense?? :)

Hope that helps x

24 Sep 2013