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Sb70012 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
She had not == (British English)?
I asked her for some paper but she had ………….
a)none (Answer Key)
b)not
c)no
d)nothing
Hello again,
I remember when I was a kid, my school English books were British not American.
In those books I remember I usually saw these British sentences:
For example:
1. Have you a pen? No, I haven't. [although in American we say "Do you have a pen? No, I don't."]
So, according to this evaluation, can't we say that in this test option B (not) is correct according to the way British people talk? I mean such as the above blue example written in my school books: ???
Like: Had you a pen? No, I had not.===>????
And guidance?
I asked her for some paper but she had ………….
a)none (Answer Key)
b)not
c)no
d)nothing
If [I have not] is correct in British then why [She had not] is incorrect?
a)none (Answer Key)
b)not
c)no
d)nothing
Hello again,
I remember when I was a kid, my school English books were British not American.
In those books I remember I usually saw these British sentences:
For example:
1. Have you a pen? No, I haven't. [although in American we say "Do you have a pen? No, I don't."]
So, according to this evaluation, can't we say that in this test option B (not) is correct according to the way British people talk? I mean such as the above blue example written in my school books: ???
Like: Had you a pen? No, I had not.===>????
And guidance?
I asked her for some paper but she had ………….
a)none (Answer Key)
b)not
c)no
d)nothing
If [I have not] is correct in British then why [She had not] is incorrect?
Top answer
I asked her if she had any paper but she hadn't is possible. I asked her for some paper but she didn't have/hadn't got/hadn't are not possible, The verb in the second clause needs an object.
- I asked her if she had any paper but she hadn't is possible.
- I asked her for some paper but she didn't have/hadn't got/hadn't are not possible, The verb in the second clause needs an object.
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I asked her if she had any paper but she hadn't is possible.
I asked her for some paper but she didn't have/hadn't got/hadn't are not possible, The verb in the second clause needs an object.
I asked her for some paper but she didn't have/hadn't got/hadn't are not possible, The verb in the second clause needs an object.
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Thanks for answering so in the test given, option B (not) can be correct yes?
I mean no difference between [she hadn't& she had not]?
I mean no difference between [she hadn't& she had not]?
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"Have/Had you a pen?" sounds rather stilted in modern conversational BrE. People would ask "Have you got a pen?" or (more formal/"proper") "Do you have a pen?", or in the past tense "Did you have a pen?"
"I have not" normally sounds pretty stilted too as an answer to a question about physical possession of something. It sounds like a formal answer given in a court of law or something. "N
"I have not" normally sounds pretty stilted too as an answer to a question about physical possession of something. It sounds like a formal answer given in a court of law or something. "N
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If [I have not] is correct in British then why [She had not] is incorrect?
Why my school books had said this example is ok in British English?
1. Have you a pen? No, I haven't.
Look.... I say if in this blue example we are allowed to use I haven't then why in the
Why my school books had said this example is ok in British English?
1. Have you a pen? No, I haven't.
Look.... I say if in this blue example we are allowed to use I haven't then why in the
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I asked her for some paper but ...
she didn't have any.
she hadn't any.
she had none.
she wouldn't give me any.
she had only cardboard.
The underlined clause is about asking for paper, so you can't change to HAVE without saying what she had, or didn't have.
she didn't have any.
she hadn't any.
she had none.
she wouldn't give me any.
she had only cardboard.
The underlined clause is about asking for paper, so you can't change to HAVE without saying what she had, or didn't have.
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sb70012If is correct in British then why [She had not] is incorrect?Have you got a pen? / No, (I haven't). -- normal reply
Have you got a pen? / No, I have not. -- special emphasis or formality
Did she have a pen? / No, (she didn't). -- normal reply
Did she have a pen? / No, she did not. -- special emphasis or form
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