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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Have to

Why is verb "have" a main one in have to constructions expressing obligation? Is it because it can be conjugated or because it has a lexical meaning?

  

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It is not an auxiliary because there is no other verb.

  • It is not an auxiliary because there is no other verb.
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It is not an auxiliary because there is no other verb.

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