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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Using is and has

What is the difference between using is and has in English eg. She has long hair. He is tall.
  

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In your examples, 'has' indicates possession while 'is' presents an attribute. She has long hair / a torrid history / bad habits / a Ferrari 599 GTB (these are all nouns) She is tall / hungry / Italian / a nun. (these are nouns or adjectives)

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  • In your examples, 'has' indicates possession while 'is' presents an attribute.
  • She has long hair / a torrid history / bad habits / a Ferrari 599 GTB (these are all nouns) She is tall / hungry / Italian / a nun.
  • (these are nouns or adjectives)
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In your examples, 'has' indicates possession while 'is' presents an attribute.

She has long hair / a torrid history / bad habits / a Ferrari 599 GTB (these are all nouns)

She is tall / hungry / Italian / a nun. (these are nouns or adjectives)
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