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Pretty3
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Hi,
Can you help me, please??
How can we make this negative ?
Venus has a moon .
Can we say : Venus hasn �t a moon ????
Thanks a lot in advance
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14 Dec 2010
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lili79
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Venus hasn�t got a moon.�
or Venus doesn�t have a moon.
Is this what you mean?�
:) |
14 Dec 2010
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apayala
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I would say:
Venus hasn�t got a moon
or
Venus doesn�t have a moon
Hope it helps,
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14 Dec 2010
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apalberto
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You can also say VENUS HAS NO MOON |
14 Dec 2010
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Pretty3
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Why can �t we say hasn �t ??? |
14 Dec 2010
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MoodyMoody
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For all verbs in English except be, we use an auxiliary verb for the negative. So for simple present, we say "Venus doesn �t have a moon." For present perfect, we say, "Venus hasn �t got a moon." (In this sentence, get/got is the main verb and hasn �t is the auxiliary.) In apalberto �s sentence, the verb is affirmative; the negative is the adjective "no."
Years ago, English did use have without an auxiiliary verb in the negative simple present and past, but not now. |
14 Dec 2010
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yanogator
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I think you don �t have it quite right, Moody. "Venus hasn �t got a moon" is present, not present perfect, since "has got" is just another way of saying "has" in the present. The present perfect would be "Venus hasn �t had a moon (since that incident with the asteroid)", for example. At least, that �s the way I understand these tenses. I never use "has got" and "hasn �t got", but it �s very common in British English.
You are definitely right in your explanation about auxiliary verbs in the negative.
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14 Dec 2010
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Zora
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Bruce is quite correct. The Present Perfect form would be "hasn �t had" ... OR "hasn �t gotten" - which would mean Venus hasn �t obtained a moon and I �m afraid that makes no sense at all.
To make the sentence negative, we have quite a few options:
Venus hasn �t a moon. / Venus hasn �t got a moon. / Venus doesn �t have a moon/ Venus has no moon.
And yes "hasn �t a moon" is correct. Check your grammar books. It �s perfectly acceptable, although, we rarely use it.
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15 Dec 2010
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Apodo
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Why can �t we say hasn �t ???
This form is sometimes seen in old sayings eg: �He hasn �t a penny to his name � (He has no money) but this is a rather old fashioned. The �got � isn �t there but is �understood �.
Venus hasn �t a moon.= Venus has not a moon.
This sounds odd as what we would say is � Venus has no moon. �
We can say:
Panet A has 2 moons.
Planet B has 1 moon.
Venus has no moon/s.
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Planet A hasn �t got any moons.
Planet B hasn �t got a moon. |
15 Dec 2010
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gdinca
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The best way would be Venus has no moon. |
15 Dec 2010
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imanito
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I would say:
Venus doesn �t have any moons
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15 Dec 2010
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