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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Has

" Ariefiandy’s research on the dragons has him working with the lizards in remote locations far from hospital access and he’s understandably cautious." (BBC website.)

Is "has" a 'possessive' one in the above context? Does the Ariefiandy’s research 'own', in some way, Ariefiandy [Achmad Ariefiandy, with the Indonesian Komodo Survival Program]?
  

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Anonymous Is "has" a 'possessive' one in the above context? No. Have = causes .

  • Anonymous Is "has" a 'possessive' one in the above context?
  • No.
  • Have = causes .
  • It is a causal verb construction.
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AnonymousIs "has" a 'possessive' one in the above context?
No. Have = causes. It is a causal verb construction.

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