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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Please have read it...

Please have read Chapter 2 before class.

Is this sentence grammatically correct?
  

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Hi, Please have read Chapter 2 before class. Is this sentence grammatically correct? This sounds a bit like 'teacher jargon'.

— Clive

  • Hi, Please have read Chapter 2 before class.
  • Is this sentence grammatically correct?
  • This sounds a bit like 'teacher jargon'.
  • It does look a little odd when I read it, but I wouldn't say it's wrong.
  • The imperative consists of the infinitive without 'to', and in this case it is the perfect infinitive 'to have read'.
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Hi,

Please have read Chapter 2 before class.

Is this sentence grammatically correct? This sounds a bit like 'teacher jargon'. It does look a little odd when I read it, but I wouldn't say it's wrong. The imperative consists of the infinitive without 'to', and in this case it is the perfect infinitive 'to have read'.
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