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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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To have...

Q: Was it helpful to have Juncker says it is this deal or no deal?

Is "to have" a causative one and "says" its complement in the question above? Shouldn't "says" be replaced by "said" in that question?

  

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tkacka15 Shouldn't "says" be replaced by "said" in that question? Hmm, both said and says sound wrong to me. I think the author should've used say .

  • tkacka15 Shouldn't "says" be replaced by "said" in that question?
  • Hmm, both said and says sound wrong to me.
  • I think the author should've used say .
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tkacka15Shouldn't "says" be replaced by "said" in that question?

Hmm, both said and says sound wrong to me. I think the author should've used say.

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