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Yoong Liat
 
Reply Sun 27 Jan, 2008 09:25 pm
How many subjects have one to take in XYZ exam?

Is the sentence correct?

Many thanks.
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Wy
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jan, 2008 01:10 am
Either:

How many subjects does one have to take in XYZ exam?

or

How many subjects has one to take in XYZ exam?

The first sentence would be more common in American English.
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solipsister
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jan, 2008 01:18 am
Re: correct sentence
Yoong Liat wrote:
How many subjects have one to take in XYZ exam?


Has has been used by a man of letters.
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jan, 2008 08:38 am
Thanks for your replies.
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contrex
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jan, 2008 08:54 am
Re: correct sentence
How many subjects have one to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects have I to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects have we to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects has a pupil to take in XYZ exam?
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jan, 2008 09:01 am
Re: correct sentence
contrex wrote:
How many subjects have one to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects have I to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects have we to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects has a pupil to take in XYZ exam?


Hi Contrex

How many subjects have one to take in XYZ exam? (It should be 'has', shouldn't it?)
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parados
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jan, 2008 09:07 am
As Wy pointed out, it would be more common to use the word "does" in the question. While it may be technically correct to not include "does", it might leave some US readers confused if you don't include it.
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contrex
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jan, 2008 09:50 am
Re: correct sentence
Yoong Liat wrote:
contrex wrote:
How many subjects have one to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects have I to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects have we to take in XYZ exam?

How many subjects has a pupil to take in XYZ exam?


Hi Contrex

How many subjects have one to take in XYZ exam? (It should be 'has', shouldn't it?)


The perils of copy-and-paste! Sorry!

If you imagine the answer then it will be clearer.

How many subjects has one to take in XYZ exam?

(One has to take NNN subjects)

How many subjects have I to take in XYZ exam?

(I have to take NNN subjects)

How many subjects have we to take in XYZ exam?

(We have to take NNN subjects)

How many subjects has a pupil to take in XYZ exam?

(A pupil has to take NNN subjects in XYZ exam)
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Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jan, 2008 10:05 am
Thanks, Contrex, for the detailed reply.
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