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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Have: possessive or causative one

"They may miss any planned protest if police apply to have them held longer than the typical 48-hour period allowed by law." (The Guardian.)

Is "to have" possessive or causative in the sentence above?

  

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anonymous Is "to have" possessive or causative in the sentence above? Causative—coercive, actually.

  • anonymous Is "to have" possessive or causative in the sentence above?
  • Causative—coercive, actually.
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anonymousIs "to have" possessive or causative in the sentence above?

Causative—coercive, actually.

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