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Virginiajean Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
In constructing interrogative sentences
1.) When "have" is used as transitive verb, "You have a decision"; is it grammatically correct to say in interrogative form-- "Have you a decision"?
2.) Or, should "got" be added-- "Have you got a decision"?
3.) Now this second form leads me to another question, I hear many conversations using "got" directly right after "have" as in-- "You have got to be kidding me". Should it not be--"You have gotten"? But then it would sound very awkward.
4.) When one would say, "I saw Tom ride by" and "I saw Tom riding by"-- are the both grammatically correct? When "I" is the subject with a transitive verb "saw" followed by a direct object "Tom"; what would be the role of "ride/riding by" in those sentences?
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2.) Or, should "got" be added-- "Have you got a decision"?
3.) Now this second form leads me to another question, I hear many conversations using "got" directly right after "have" as in-- "You have got to be kidding me". Should it not be--"You have gotten"? But then it would sound very awkward.
4.) When one would say, "I saw Tom ride by" and "I saw Tom riding by"-- are the both grammatically correct? When "I" is the subject with a transitive verb "saw" followed by a direct object "Tom"; what would be the role of "ride/riding by" in those sentences?
There's a lot going on here and I deeply appreciate your teachings and time.
Top answer
1. Yes, but very few people say so. It's much more common to say Do you have a decision?
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- Yes, but very few people say so.
- It's much more common to say Do you have a decision?
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- That's correct as well.
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1. Yes, but very few people say so. It's much more common to say Do you have a decision?
2. That's correct as well.
3. You have got to be kidding me means You must be kidding me.
4. Both are correct. There's usually very little difference in the meaning, if any. Ride is a plain/bare infinitive while riding is a present
2. That's correct as well.
3. You have got to be kidding me means You must be kidding me.
4. Both are correct. There's usually very little difference in the meaning, if any. Ride is a plain/bare infinitive while riding is a present
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