The short form -
's -
hides either is
or has
Which example/s is/are neither is nor has, but genitive?
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John's here - John is
here |
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John's got a new
girlfriend - John has got a new girlfriend |
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John's new girlfriend
is Cuban - genitive!
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1 |
The girl's here. |
2 |
My brother's in the street. |
3 |
Henry's tired of waiting. |
4 |
Laura's got a new boyfriend. |
5 |
That's too much. |
6 |
There's no choice. |
7 |
His brother's unmarried. |
8 |
His sister's hungry. |
9 |
Surfing's got its advantages. |
10 |
Reading's her main interest. |
11 |
Everybody's keen to go. |
12 |
Their new car's got a puncture. |
13 |
How's that? |
14 |
Who's that? |
15 |
Who's an experienced carpenter? |
16 |
Who's got an experienced carpenter? |
17 |
What's Vicky got in mind? |
18 |
Nobody's afraid of the big bad wolf. |
19 |
Everybody's got their favourite music. |
20 |
Nature's way of responding. |
21 |
When's the next sale? |
22 |
Where's the newspaper? |
23 |
There's a message for you. |
24 |
Teresa's got a message for you. |
25 |
The patient's got a temperature. |