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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Sentence choice

My paperwork is not finished yet.
My paperwork has not finished yet.

Are both is and has possible?
  

Top answer

"Has" is not possible. Someone has to finish the paperwork; it won't finish itself.

— Ozzourti

  • "Has" is not possible.
  • Someone has to finish the paperwork; it won't finish itself.
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"Has" is not possible. Someone has to finish the paperwork; it won't finish itself.
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Thanks. So to use has or have there should be someone or related to a person?

Then it is not possible to say as well: the paperwork has not been finalized yet. And the correct way is: the paperwork is not finalized yet.
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If you're going to use Present Perfect, then you must also include the third form of the verb "be":

My paperwork has not been finished yet.

Otherwise, it sounds like the paperwork itself has failed to finish something.
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Got it. Thank you very much.

So both of these are possible, right:
The paperwork has not been finalized yet.
The paperwork is not finalized yet.

I hope I have understood correctly!
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