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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Has

"Its delegate count has him reaching the quota thanks to a small number of the party's unbound delegates." (BBC website.)

Is "has" a causative one in the above?
  

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Hi I'm not expert on grammatical analysis but I'd say, yes. If the delegate count means that he reaches the quota, then it causes that outcome. He has to reach the quota if that is so.

— Dave_anon

  • Hi I'm not expert on grammatical analysis but I'd say, yes.
  • If the delegate count means that he reaches the quota, then it causes that outcome.
  • He has to reach the quota if that is so.
  • I'd say that is the force of 'has' in that sentence: it is causative Dave
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Hi

I'm not expert on grammatical analysis but I'd say, yes. If the delegate count means that he reaches the quota, then it causes that outcome. He has to reach the quota if that is so. I'd say that is the force of 'has' in that sentence: it is causative

Dave
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dave_anon I'd say that is the force of 'has' in that sentence: it is causative
Thank you for the reply.
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