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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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have vs has question

0An enemy that is being detained does not (have/has) any rights.02br
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00Have = plural02br
00has = singular02br
00 Does the 01del00have02del00 refer to the rights or the enemy as the subject?02br
00 Also my second question, what is the difference in02br
001. An enemy that is detained 02br
002. An enemy that is being detained02br
00Thank you! 0-
  

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02font 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Have = plural02font 02br 02br 01font 00has = singular 02font 00The inflection is in the auxiliary 'does'. 02br 02br 01font 00 Also my second question, what is the difference in02font 02br 02br 01font 001. An enemy that is detained 02font 00When they catch him, 'he is detained (by his captors)'.

— Clive

  • 02font 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Have = plural02font 02br 02br 01font 00has = singular 02font 00The inflection is in the auxiliary 'does'.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00 Also my second question, what is the difference in02font 02br 02br 01font 001.
  • An enemy that is detained 02font 00When they catch him, 'he is detained (by his captors)'.
  • After that, he is in a state of 'being detained'.
  • 02br 02br 01font 002.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00An enemy that is being detained does not (have/has) any rights.01font00 The writer of this sentence needs to have a look at the Geneva Conventions.02font02font02br
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01font00Have = plural02font02br
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0Okay, I think I understand now. 02br
00Yes, that sentence is inaccurate. I did not want to put the exact sentence that I have in my essay on this site for plagiarism reasons 02br
00(Legally speaking, enemy combatants do have rights. In practice, however, that is another story.) 05002br
00 Thanks for the help Clive. 010id1
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102. An enemy that is being detained12br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10An enemy that is being detained does not (have/has) any rights.12br
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10Have = plural12br
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10 Does the 11del10have12del10 refer to the rights or the enemy as the subject?12br
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