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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Usage of has to

"Enjoy what this place has to offer."

I have learned that has to here does not mean must and then I have some questions.

To offer cannot be moved with what like "Enjoy what to offer this place has ."?

And although it is not possible to misunderstand has to as must here, sometimes I think that there are some confusing cases like

What do you have to offer?

Here in the sentence, can we interpret it in two ways?

1. Do you have the thing that you should offer?
2. What must you offer?

Come to think of it, the way of 1 is unnatural and then to find out the exact meaning of have like in "Enjoy what this place has to offer.", converting what to do to the thing that S should do is a good way?

I am just confused that has is put together to here.
"Enjoy what this place has to offer."


Thank you so much and I hope I do not bother anyone, posting this similar question.
  

Top answer

1. 2. What must you offer?

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • What must you offer?
  • Yes, it is ambiguous out of context.
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Hans51What do you have to offer?Here in the sentence, can we interpret it in two ways?1. Do you have the thing that you should offer?2. What must you offer?
Yes, it is ambiguous out of context.

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