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Ty123 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Have or got

Is this okay: I’m going to give this everything I have/got even if it breaks my bones.
  

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In the given sentence, "have" is the right word. "Got" is ungrammatical in the given sentence. "

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  • In the given sentence, "have" is the right word.
  • "Got" is ungrammatical in the given sentence.
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In the given sentence, "have" is the right word. "Got" is ungrammatical in the given sentence. However, you could also say: "I'm going to give this everything I've got, even if it breaks my bones." This is better than the given sentence with "have."

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"Even if it breaks my bones" sounds like the direct translation of an expression from another language. In English it would be maybe "if it kills me."

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