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Zaeran Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Have or having
Hi, could someone tell me which one of these sentences is correct or if they are both correct.
Person A:
What else is there to do?
Person B:
answer 1: Have dinner.
answer 2: Having dinner.
If they are both correct, are they also interchangeable?
Thanks in advance.
Person A:
What else is there to do?
Person B:
answer 1: Have dinner.
answer 2: Having dinner.
If they are both correct, are they also interchangeable?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Only #1 is natural to me.
- Only #1 is natural to me.
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ZaeranPerson A:What else is there to do? Person B:answer 1: Have dinner.This is the only choice you have. do — have. The inflection has to match.
Contrast the match of doing — having:
A: What could we be doing now instead of working?
B: Having dinner.
CJ
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Teechr and CalifJim, thanks for the quick replies. And your explanation really helped me, CalifJim.
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