Has / have
A teacher has to / have to deal with their students patiently.
Which one is correct, please?
Actually it's the 'to' that confuses me, as I have always seen 'have to'.
Thanks.
Top answer
A teacher has to / have to deal with their students patiently. Teacher is singular, so the verb must be the 3rd person singular has. To is just a marker of the infinitival clause.
- A teacher has to / have to deal with their students patiently.
- Teacher is singular, so the verb must be the 3rd person singular has.
- To is just a marker of the infinitival clause.
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A teacher has to / have to deal with their students patiently.
Teacher is singular, so the verb must be the 3rd person singular has.
To is just a marker of the infinitival clause.
0Yes, "teacher" is third person plural, so the correct conjugation is "has".
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