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Originally Posted by driftwood  In the following sentence, is 'have' used as a causative verb?
I have ten more years left.
Thank you for your help.
Jay |
Hello Jay
I would take "have" in your example in its possessive sense. "Left" post-modifies "years", and means "remaining".
These are examples of causative "have":
1. Have MrQ do the washing up = cause MrQ to do the washing up.
2. I had the plumber install a new shower = I caused the plumber to install a new shower.
All the best,
MrP