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Have not

In a statement Uber said: "We have not and will not make excuses for past behaviour that is clearly not in line with our present values. Instead, we ask the public to judge us by what we’ve done over the last five years and what we will do in the years to come."

Is have an auxiliary verb in the clause We have not and will not make excuses? And if so, is "made" an understood main verb in the VP have not [made] in that clause?

  

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anonymous Is have an auxiliary verb in the clause We have not and will not make excuses? Yes. anonymous And if so, is "made" an understood main verb in the VP have not [made] in that clause?

  • anonymous Is have an auxiliary verb in the clause We have not and will not make excuses?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous And if so, is "made" an understood main verb in the VP have not [made] in that clause?
  • To be charitable to the writer, yes.
  • To call a spade a spade, the writer made a mistake.
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anonymousIs have an auxiliary verb in the clause We have not and will not make excuses?

Yes.

anonymousAnd if so, is "made" an understood main verb in the VP have not [made] in that clause?

To be charitable to the writer, yes. To call a spade a spade, the writer made a mistake. It should have been "We have not made

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