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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

has to be, have to be

0hi. I was on google and getting some conflicting results with the following. I think the first option is correct. Am I right?02br
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00There have to be changes made02br
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0I would say "There have to be changes made". 0-

  • 0I would say "There have to be changes made".
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0I would say "There have to be changes made". .0-
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0 I agree with Mr. Wordy, but I would be hard pressed to defend my position. 0-
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0 Agreement in a 01i00there02i00 construction is between the verb and the following noun.02br
01i00There 01b00have02b00 to be change01b00s02b00 made.02i02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10 Agreement in a 11i10there12i10 construction is between the verb and the following noun. 12br
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11i10There 11b10have12b10 to be change11b10s12b10 made.12i12br
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0The language seems to be undergoing a change in the agreement rules for 01i00there02i00 constructions.02br
00In casual speech the singular verb seems to satisfy many people, no matter what follows! (Compare 01i00hay02i00 in Spanish -- 01i00there is/are02i00 -- always singular.)02br
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