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Hasibul Alam Posted 5 years ago
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I dont understand the use of "having" here?
Of course scientists did not appreciate having their discoveries used by the church to promote religion
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Hasibul Alam I dont understand the use of "having" here Of course scientists did not appreciate having their discoveries used by the church to promote religion . ", and it's the complement of "appreciate". In addition to the fact that it's a non-finite clause, the usage of "have" is probably also a source of confusion for you.
- Hasibul Alam I dont understand the use of "having" here Of course scientists did not appreciate having their discoveries used by the church to promote religion .
- ", and it's the complement of "appreciate".
- In addition to the fact that it's a non-finite clause, the usage of "have" is probably also a source of confusion for you.
- That's "experiential have ".
- We use 'have' to say that we have experienced something, to say that something happened to us.
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Hasibul Alam I dont understand the use of "having" here
Of course scientists did not appreciate having their discoveries used by the church to promote religion.
The clause that starts with "having" is the non-finite form of "They (the scientists) had their discoveries used ...
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