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Bn77 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Has to have been
The lobby has to have been renovated.
Is this sentence grammatical? If so, does this sentence has the same meaning as " The lobby has had to be renovated"?
Is this sentence grammatical? If so, does this sentence has the same meaning as " The lobby has had to be renovated"?
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Both are grammatical but differ in meaning. The lobby has to have been renovated. Wow, this place looks very different from the last time I was here!
- Both are grammatical but differ in meaning.
- The lobby has to have been renovated.
- Wow, this place looks very different from the last time I was here!
- It must have been renovated.
- The lobby has had to be renovated.
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Both are grammatical but differ in meaning.
The lobby has to have been renovated. Wow, this place looks very different from the last time I was here! It must have been renovated.
The lobby has had to be renovated. It was required that the lobby be renovated.
Though the intended meaning of the second sentence may be the same as that of the first, I do
The lobby has to have been renovated. Wow, this place looks very different from the last time I was here! It must have been renovated.
The lobby has had to be renovated. It was required that the lobby be renovated.
Though the intended meaning of the second sentence may be the same as that of the first, I do
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