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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Gift

She got a gift for you.

She has a gift for you.

Which one is better for gift? thanks a lot.
  

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Hi, She got a gift for you. This means 'she obtained a gift', eg she went tothe store and bought a gift. She has got a gift for you.

  • Hi, She got a gift for you.
  • This means 'she obtained a gift', eg she went tothe store and bought a gift.
  • She has got a gift for you.
  • This means she possesses it.
  • eg Maybe it is in her handbag.
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Hi,

She got a gift for you. This means 'she obtained a gift', eg she went tothe store and bought a gift.

She has got a gift for you. This means she possesses it. eg Maybe it is in her handbag.

This use of 'got' is considered rather informal.

She has a gift for you. She possesses it. This is OK in both informal and formal English.



Clive

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