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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Have not and dont have

sorry, but i dont know which one is correct and WHY?

i dont have a car or i have not a car

which one is correct? why?
  

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I don't have a car. I do not have a car. When we make negative statements, we use the helping verb do , and the adverb not .

  • I don't have a car.
  • I do not have a car.
  • When we make negative statements, we use the helping verb do , and the adverb not .
  • You can contract do+not and make don't .
  • Another correct version is: I have no car.
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I don't have a car.

I do not have a car.

When we make negative statements, we use the helping verb do, and the adverb not.

You can contract do+not and make don't.

Another correct version is:

I have no car.

In this case no is an adjective. (Like "I have one car.")

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