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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Have to/am to?
Hi! I want to know,which sentence is right and what should I use "have to" or "am to"?
1- Debts I have to pay to John.
2- Debts I am to pay to John.
Thanks!
1- Debts I have to pay to John.
2- Debts I am to pay to John.
Thanks!
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Both are OK, and have similar meanings, though 1. is probably more common. The grammar, though, is slightly different: 1 .
- Both are OK, and have similar meanings, though 1.
- is probably more common.
- The grammar, though, is slightly different: 1 .
- "Have" when it expresses obligation or necessity, as in your example, is not a modal verb, though its meaning is very much like modal 'must': "Debts I have to pay to John".
- ~ "Debts I must pay to John".
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Both are OK, and have similar meanings, though 1. is probably more common. The grammar, though, is slightly different:
1. "Have" when it expresses obligation or necessity, as in your example, is not a modal verb, though its meaning is very much like modal 'must':
"Debts I have to pay to John". ~ "Debts I must pay to John".
2. In "Debts I a
1. "Have" when it expresses obligation or necessity, as in your example, is not a modal verb, though its meaning is very much like modal 'must':
"Debts I have to pay to John". ~ "Debts I must pay to John".
2. In "Debts I a
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