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Grammar and Linguistics > have got vs. has got
have got vs. has got
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valodra
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From what I heard, they have a lobster.... |
19 Dec 2015
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Tapioca
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Well, one of them should just accept ownership and the others can come and visit at the weekends. Then we can all have our lives back.  @Bruce - if I remember you �re a math guy? I was reading an article about the word �because � becoming a preposition as well as a conjunction and when I saw one of the examples, I immediately thought of you. it went something like this: "I always knew that if you put root beer in a square cup, you would get regular beer. Because math." I love that! And I actually like how we �ve got a new bit of language to use. Because internet.  Tap |
19 Dec 2015
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valodra
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The weekend visitors do appreciate show-offs _ part of our busy time ... Sorry for not being efficient ! ...according to your standards,..... Val |
19 Dec 2015
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tareq
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Hi everyone , it is a great discussion in here but I want to add that the auxiliary or the helping verb you ask with should follow the first subject > That is all. so you should say has she and her brothers(that is 100 % right )or have they so and so and that is right also |
19 Dec 2015
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silvanija
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Thank you for your ideas,Tareq. What you say contradicts Tapioca �s explanation though and now I don �t know how to correct my students � mistakes again. |
19 Dec 2015
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Tapioca
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Well, there �s a link in my earlier post about this which I think supports what I said, but if Tareq can provide some reference, that would be useful. I haven �t found any grammar sources that suggest auxilliary verbs should agree with the �first subject � of a compound subject and that seems pretty arbitrary to me, but I �d be interested to see that if it exists. Here are some more from me: If anyone else wants to jump in, please do. The questions is which is correct: Have Sally and her brothers got a dog? OR Has Sally and her brothers got a dog? I �m sure the second one is not the preferred form. How about you? Tap
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19 Dec 2015
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FrauSue
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I agree that "Have Sally and her brothers..." is the only correct option, as the subject is plural (="they") Compare it with "Have Sally and Bob got a dog?" or "Are Sally and her family well"? |
4 Jan 2016
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