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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Negative of "have"
Dictionary says that it is rare but right to say "I haven't a book" when you want to say I don't have a book. Then, is it grammatically right to say "I hadn't a book" or "I had not a book" meaning "I didn't have a book"?
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Hi, Dictionary says that it is rare Less common, but not really rare but right to say "I haven't a book" when you want to say I don't have a book. Then, is it grammatically right to say "I hadn't a book" Yes or "I had not a book" meaning "I didn't have a book"? Clive
- Hi, Dictionary says that it is rare Less common, but not really rare but right to say "I haven't a book" when you want to say I don't have a book.
- Then, is it grammatically right to say "I hadn't a book" Yes or "I had not a book" meaning "I didn't have a book"?
- Clive
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Hi,
Dictionary says that it is rare Less common, but not really rare but right to say "I haven't a book" when you want to say I don't have a book.
Then, is it grammatically right to say "I hadn't a book" Yes or "I had not a book" meaning "I didn't hav
Dictionary says that it is rare Less common, but not really rare but right to say "I haven't a book" when you want to say I don't have a book.
Then, is it grammatically right to say "I hadn't a book" Yes or "I had not a book" meaning "I didn't hav
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