TOPIC 1
The verb have in negative sentences and in questions

When have is the main verb (meaning it is the only verb in a sentence), negative sentences and questions are formed using the auxiliary DO, like almost all other English verbs. So, we say • I have a cat / I don’t have a cat / Do you have a cat?

Many of you say things like I haven’t a cat and Have you a cat? which are ungrammatical. This is confusing because have is often an auxiliary. And when it is an auxiliary, we don’t need DO: • I have sent the cat / I haven’t seen the cat / Have you seen the cat?

TOPIC 1: The verb have
Transform the following sentences into negative sentences and then into questions 1. You have a lot of friends a. Negative: YOU DON’T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS b. Question: DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS? 2. He has visited many cities a. Negative: HE HASN’T VISITED MANY CITIES b. Question: HAS HE VISITED MANY CITIES? 3. She has little money in the bank a. Negative: SHE DOESN’T HAVE MUCH MONEY IN THE BANK b. Question: DOES SHE HAVE MUCH MONEY IN THE BANK? 4. They have never been to Paris a. Negative: XX [ALREADY NEGATIVE] b. Question: HAVE THEY EVER BEEN TO PARIS? 5. They will have time to see you tomorrow a. Negative: THEY WON’T HAVE TIME TO SEE YOU TOMORROW b. Question: WILL THEY HAVE TIME TO SEE YOU TOMORROW? 6. Sarah has two sisters a. Negative: SARAH DOESN’T HAVE TWO SISTERS b. Question: DOES SARAH HAVE TWO SISTERS? 7. I have my own webpage a. Negative: I DON’T HAVE MY OWN WEBPAGE b. Question: DO I HAVE MY OWN WEBPAGE? 8. She has already thought about it a. Negative: SHE HASN’T ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT IT b. Question: HAS SHE ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT IT?

TOPIC 2
The difference between her, his, and its

In English, possessive pronouns agree with the person that possesses, and not with what is