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He still have vs. he still has #1 (permalink) Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:03 am   He still have vs. he still has
 

which one is correct? he still have the will to...... or he still has the will to .........thanks in advance
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He still have vs. he still has #2 (permalink) Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:16 am   He still have vs. he still has
 

He still has the will to do it.
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He still have vs. he still has #3 (permalink) Fri Jun 13, 2008 13:33 pm   He still have vs. he still has
 

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He still have vs. he still has #4 (permalink) Fri Jun 13, 2008 16:04 pm   He still have vs. he still has
 

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Not too difficult, right?
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He still have vs. he still has #5 (permalink) Fri Jun 13, 2008 22:15 pm   He still have vs. he still has
 

If it happens to be interrogative, both are possible, I suppose, at least in spoken English although the questioner didn't finish his/her sentence.

He still have the will to do it?

He still has the will to do it?
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He still have vs. he still has #6 (permalink) Fri Jun 13, 2008 23:29 pm   He still have vs. he still has
 

Haihao wrote:
If it happens to be interrogative, both are possible, I suppose, at least in spoken English although the questioner didn't finish his/her sentence.

He still have the will to do it?

He still has the will to do it?


I agree.

<Does he> He still have the will to do it?

He still has the will to do it?/Has he still the will to do it?

Or: <You say> He still has the will to do it? (for e.g.)
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He still have vs. he still has #7 (permalink) Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:38 am   He still have vs. he still has
 

joanabelyn wrote:
he still have the will to


It might be heard in an interrupted sentence:

1. Does...<long pause>...he still have the will to do it?

but I would be surprised to hear it on its own:

2. He still have the will to do it? / He still have the will to do it.

— except perhaps in a rural dialect where "have" took the place of "has".

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He still have vs. he still has #8 (permalink) Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:05 am   He still have vs. he still has
 

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but I would be surprised to hear it on its own:


I get a feeling you hang around only with those who use full sentences. Am I right?

"noun/pronoun + still...?" (with the auxiliary ellipted -including the auxiliary "does") is very, very common in native speech.

He still working for...?
She stilll married to...?
You still coming out tonight?
They still have the car?

And on, and on.
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He still have vs. he still has #9 (permalink) Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:33 am   He still have vs. he still has
 

Note the difference, though:

1. He still have the will to do it?
2. He still working for...?
3. She still married to...?
4. You still coming out tonight?
5. They still have the car?

Examples 2 to 4 omit the verb "be", not "do"; while in example 5, the removal of "do" leaves a perfectly normal sentence.

Omission of "does" in #1 on the other hand presents "have" in a different role, and is therefore quite different: it would surprise the addressee, because the resulting sentence can't be distinguished from a performance error for:

6. He still has the will to do it?

I would say that omission of initial "does" in a question is very, very uncommon, in spoken BrE. But if you have found some examples in the BNC, I'll be happy to look at them.

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He still have vs. he still has #10 (permalink) Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:45 am   He still have vs. he still has
 

Hi Mr P

The omission of does could occur in a German learner´s usage of English, as do causes some problems .

I agree it would not be used by native speakers. But if there is a region where it is used I am ready to stand corrected.

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He still have vs. he still has #11 (permalink) Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:02 am   He still have vs. he still has
 

stew.t. wrote:
I agree it would not be used by native speakers. But if there is a region where it is used I am ready to stand corrected.



Yes; I did wonder whether it might turn up in rural dialects, e.g. in the speech of older people in the West Country.

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