Active participle after Have
Good evening. I've asked this question for a few times, but haven't been given an answer. The question is if it is possible to use such a construction in a sentence: "Have something doing". For example:
He has a beard growing
He has two friends walking with him
I've been told that this is a proper construction but I still can't understand where it's to be used and whether i can paraphrase such sentences or not. Thanks in advance.
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Derevenshina He has two friends walking with him It is these two sentences put together: He has two friends. They are walking with him. It is most commonly used when there is a significant relationship beyond the action "walking".
- Derevenshina He has two friends walking with him It is these two sentences put together: He has two friends.
- They are walking with him.
- It is most commonly used when there is a significant relationship beyond the action "walking".
- George has signed up for the marathon.
- He has two friends running with him.
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DerevenshinaHe has two friends walking with him
It is these two sentences put together:
He has two friends. They are walking with him.
It is most commonly used when there is a significant relationship beyond the action "walking".
George has signed up for the marathon. He has two friends running with him.
It means that they w
0DerevenshinaThe question is if it is possible to use such a construction in a sentence: "Have something doing".
Yes. Often the "have" is vacuous, however, and there are other ways that express the same thought more efficiently.
DerevenshinaHe has a beard growing.
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