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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Have
Hi.
Should he have to apologize for what he said?
Is have a grammatical or lexical word in that question?
Thank you.
Should he have to apologize for what he said?
Is have a grammatical or lexical word in that question?
Thank you.
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I’m not sure what you mean by ‘grammatical/lexical word’, but have is a lexical verb in your sentence (as opposed to an auxiliary verb). Is that what you meant?
- I’m not sure what you mean by ‘grammatical/lexical word’, but have is a lexical verb in your sentence (as opposed to an auxiliary verb).
- Is that what you meant?
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I’m not sure what you mean by ‘grammatical/lexical word’, but have is a lexical verb in your sentence (as opposed to an auxiliary verb). Is that what you meant?
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I would rather say "Does he have to apologize..." or "Should he apologize...".
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Aspara GusI’m not sure what you mean by ‘grammatical/lexical word’, but have is a lexical verb in your sentence (as opposed to an auxiliary verb). Is that what you meant?Thank you, AG, for your useful reply. Indeed, what I meant is have being a semi-auxiliary verb (a grammatical one, signalling an obligation) in my example. I've just found in the web t
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