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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

She has not any

She has not any flowers= She does not have any flowers
Do you think the equation is true?

PS: Does she have any flowers= Has she any flowers ?
  

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Got it, thank you so much.
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rpshShe has not any flowers
That is not used; it only appears in contracted form.
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Even I, an old-fashioned person who says "Have you a question for us?" and "I haven't a clue" would never say or write "She has not any flowers". I'd say "She has no flowers" or "She hasn't any flowers"
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Got it. I found this sentence in a grammar-teaching book, trying to strengthen my Basic English... Thank you.
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what is the difference between 'She hasn't any flowers' and 'She has not any flowers'?
hasn't= has not
Isn't it?
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rpshwhat is the difference between 'She hasn't any flowers' and 'She has not any flowers'?hasn't= has notIsn't it?
Usually the "hasn't" / "has not" difference is one of formality only, but in this case "She has not any flowers" is highly unnatural in everyday English, while "She hasn't any flowers" is more tolerable, though it is still not something that I wou
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OK. I thought it's a kind of emphasis, just like 'I do know'. It seems wrong.
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rpshOK. I thought it's a kind of emphasis, just like 'I do know'. It seems wrong.
Yes, you're right, it can sometimes be related to emphasis too. For example, to emphasise "She hasn't told me" you can say "She hasn't told me", but also you can emphasise with "She has not told me". Not in this example, though. "She has not any flowers" is s
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