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Cp2gd Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Have you?
Hello,In a book by a British author I came across the following sentence: "Have you enough money for the ticket"? I thought that the verb To Have allowed two possible usages: Have you got enough money...? or Do you have enough money...?. What about "Have you enough money ..."? Is it correct, common, when can it be used?Thank you very much.Rui.
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Hi, It is correct although sounds somewhat dated to me. All the sentences are grammatical, however. Have you got enough money for the ticket?
- Hi, It is correct although sounds somewhat dated to me.
- All the sentences are grammatical, however.
- Have you got enough money for the ticket?
- -- More likely to be said in British English (common, casual).
- Do you have enough money for the ticket?
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Hi,
It is correct although sounds somewhat dated to me. All the sentences are grammatical, however.
Have you got enough money for the ticket? -- More likely to be said in British English (common, casual).
Do you have enough money for the ticket? -- More likely to be said in American English (common, casual).
Have you enough money for the ticket? -- More likely to be said in old-fas
It is correct although sounds somewhat dated to me. All the sentences are grammatical, however.
Have you got enough money for the ticket? -- More likely to be said in British English (common, casual).
Do you have enough money for the ticket? -- More likely to be said in American English (common, casual).
Have you enough money for the ticket? -- More likely to be said in old-fas
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The previous reply is essentially correct. The grammatical explanation is this:
The verb have is one of a small number of verbs that can be lexical or auxiliary. It's always an auxiliary when it marks the perfect tense, but when it occurs in clauses describing states, expressing such meanings as possession (He has enough money) or obligation (You have to sig
The verb have is one of a small number of verbs that can be lexical or auxiliary. It's always an auxiliary when it marks the perfect tense, but when it occurs in clauses describing states, expressing such meanings as possession (He has enough money) or obligation (You have to sig
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