have as possessive
The Term Possessive in grammar means that something belongs to someone or something.
e.g. We have an apartment in New York.
The apartment has a swimming pool.
Rule
| Person | Singular | Plural |
| First | I have | We have |
| Second | You have | You have |
| Third | He has She has It has | They have They have They have |
NOTE:
He/she include all singular nouns (Personal), pronouns etc. it includes collective nouns abstract nouns, common nouns proper nouns etc.
In Britain have got is mostly used compared to have.
have/ has with I/we/you/they
Five types of spoken sentences - Pattern
I/we/you/they + have a book - (Simple sentence/message/news etc.)
I/we/you/they + don't have a book (Negative sentence)
Do +I/we/you/they + have a book ?('yes/no' question)
Don't I/we/you/they + have a book?('yes/no' question)
What + do + I/we/you/they + have ? ('wh' question)
NOTE: In fast speech 'do' is dropped. 'Any' is used instead of 'a' in declarative question.
have/has with he/she/it
Five types of spoken sentences - pattern
He/she/it + has a book. (Simple sentence/message/news etc.)
He/she/it + doesn't have a book (Negative sentence)
Does + He/she/it + have a book? ('yes/no' question)
Doesn't he/she/it + have a book? ('yes/no' question)
What + does + he/she/it + have? ('wh' question).
More examples
She has a very fair look.
The new government has a narrow majority.
I have three brothers.
We have a French maid.
She didn’t have a job last year. She didn’t had a job last year.
Do you have some money?
Does she have a secure job?
The mountain has a big cave.
Do you have some time to spare?
Does this building have good foundation/base?
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