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Old 22-Nov-2006, 05:07
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Is this sentence correct grammatically?
Please have read Chapter 2 before Wednesday,
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Hi,
No, it's not.
Please read...
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While 'please read' sounds more natural, I would say that 'please have read' or 'please have chapter 2 read' are not ungrammatical.
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Stunned.
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Stunned.
I was a little stunned also. I don't think you'll hear that often in the US.
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Default Re: Please have read

Phrase it "Please have Chapter 2 read by..." and it sounds fine.
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Sure, if there's an object after have it's quite different, but without it...
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Default Re: Please have read

Interesting. How would you parse it, Tdol? As an ellipsis:

1. Have (it) read by Monday.

Or as a perfect imperative:

2. Have-read this by Monday.

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Imagine a weary teacher whose class often fail to complete their work:
Please have read it by Monday. (perfect imperative to try to get the little blighters to bother- emphasis on completion)
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Default Re: Please have read

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Imagine a weary teacher whose class often fail to complete their work:
Please have read it by Monday. (perfect imperative to try to get the little blighters to bother- emphasis on completion)
But why not present tense?

Please read it by Monday.

Simpler and it says the same thing.
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