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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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Buprenorphine is an opioid drug, having a combination of agonist and antagonist properties.What part of speech does " have" belong to and please could someone elaborate on its usage in the given context?
  

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What does it ( having) modify here?
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Buprenorphine is an opioid drug, having (which has) a combination of agonist and antagonist properties.

A participle clause is often used as a substitute for a relative clause. Having is a verb.
The antecedent in this case is "drug."

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