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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Has or have
Which is correct?
If you or your physician has any questions, please call us.
If you or your physician have any questions, please call us.
If you or your physician has any questions, please call us.
If you or your physician have any questions, please call us.
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There should be an agreement between the subject and the verb, so the first sentence is correct. The verb 'have' follows the third person singular and is used in the present simple thus forcing you to use the verb form 'has'. If you want to put 'have' in the subordinate clause, then you have to reverse the order of the subjects there, like this: 'If your physician or you have any questions, please call us.
- There should be an agreement between the subject and the verb, so the first sentence is correct.
- The verb 'have' follows the third person singular and is used in the present simple thus forcing you to use the verb form 'has'.
- If you want to put 'have' in the subordinate clause, then you have to reverse the order of the subjects there, like this: 'If your physician or you have any questions, please call us.
- To be absolutely correct one would have to write it in an awkward way: 'If you have or your physician has any questions, please call us.
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There should be an agreement between the subject and the verb, so the first sentence is correct.
The verb 'have' follows the third person singular and is used in the present simple thus forcing you to use the verb form 'has'. If you want to put 'have' in the subordinate clause, then you have to reverse the order of the subjects there, like this: 'If your physician or you have any questio
The verb 'have' follows the third person singular and is used in the present simple thus forcing you to use the verb form 'has'. If you want to put 'have' in the subordinate clause, then you have to reverse the order of the subjects there, like this: 'If your physician or you have any questio
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To me, it sounds best when the verb is in agreement with the latter of the two, so in this case I would use "has".
If you or your physician has any questions, please call us.
But:
If your physician or you have any questions, please call us.
If you or your physician has any questions, please call us.
But:
If your physician or you have any questions, please call us.
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ozzourti it sounds best when the verb is in agreement with the latter of the twoThis is, in fact, the "rule" for "or".
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