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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
What is correct?
Is the following sentence correct: My father has got a red car.
OR should it be: My father has gotten a red car?
OR should it be: My father has gotten a red car?
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Hi, Is the following sentence correct: My father has got a red car. Yes. 'He possesses a red car'.
- Hi, Is the following sentence correct: My father has got a red car.
- Yes.
- 'He possesses a red car'.
- OR should it be: My father has gotten a red car?
- This use of 'gotten' is a feature of American English.
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Hi,
Is the following sentence correct: My father has got a red car.
Yes. 'He possesses a red car'.
OR should it be: My father has gotten a red car?
This use of 'gotten' is a feature of American English. It means 'He has recently purchased/obtained a red car'.
Perhaps one of our American friends here will comment fu
Is the following sentence correct: My father has got a red car.
Yes. 'He possesses a red car'.
OR should it be: My father has gotten a red car?
This use of 'gotten' is a feature of American English. It means 'He has recently purchased/obtained a red car'.
Perhaps one of our American friends here will comment fu
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If you mean he possesses a red car then you don't need "got"; you can just say "My father has a red car". Nevertheless, in British English it's extremely common in conversation for people to use "got" to indicate possession (even though it's unnecessary). In this case a contraction would very often be used: "My father's got a red car". I would try avoid the use of "got" in this sense in more form
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