[Grammar] Some lake do not have a river to carry the water and salt away.

[nininaz]

Hello All,
" ... Some rivers run into the seas and oceans.They carry a little salt with them.
some of the ocean water move into the air and clouds.it evaporates.
Some lakes do not have a river to carry the water and salt away.... "

What is the meaning of 'have' and 'carry away' on the bold sentence?
Have something to do something ?what does it mean?
Could you pleas give which of the following definition of 'have' matched the above meaning?
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/have_2

 

[emsr2d2]

Where did you find the quote which starts "Some rivers run into seas"? It's not well written.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Salt does not evaporate. Water evaporates.

 

[nininaz]

Where did you find the quote which starts "Some rivers run into seas"? It's not well written.

No,No
It don't start with "Some rivers run into seas". Because the context was too long to put there I want to put the part of them here.

 

[nininaz]

Salt does not evaporate. Water evaprorates.

Your answer is the meaning of "Have something to do something " !!!

 

[emsr2d2]

No,No
It don't start with "Some rivers run into seas". Because the context was too long to put there I want to put the part of them here.

You still need to tell us where you found this quote.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I don't understand. Are you saying that salt evaporates if you want it to?

 

[Barb_D]

Regardless of all that, it's the first definition of "have" in the link you provided. But the language and "facts" if that passage should not be trusted.

 

[nininaz]

You still need to tell us where you found this quote?

Facts and figures reading and vocabulary developments Page 46

 

[nininaz]

Regardless of all that, it's the first definition of "have" in the link you provided. But the language and "facts" if that passage should not be trusted.

Thanks so much.
But it still doesn't make sense to me . Did the context indicated that lake have a river?!What does it mean when saying lake have a river?

 

[nininaz]

I don't understand. Are you saying that salt evaporates if you want it to?

No, I know salt couldn't evaporate.
I just want to know what is the meaning of "Some lakes do not have a river to carry the water and salt away" ?
It means some lake have river!!It is co confusing

 

[Matthew Wai]

What does it mean when saying lake have a river?

It may mean a lake joins a river.

Not a teacher.

 

[bhaisahab]

It should be "Some lakes..."

 

[Raymott]

"Have" has its usual meaning.
"I don't have a garbage bin to throw out my garbage"
"This lake doesn't have a river to get rid of excess rainwater."
For a lake to 'have' a river, there would have to be a river coming out of, or going into, the lake. If a river runs into or out of a lake, then that lake has a river.
"The lake has water in it" - There is water in the lake.
"The lake has a jetty" - There is a jetty at the lake.
"The lake has a river."

 

[tzfujimino]

Hello.:-D
May I ask a question here?
How would you rewrite 'The lake has a river' using the 'There is ...' construction?
Would you rewrite it as something like 'There is a river running into/out of the lake'?

Thank you.

 

[Barb_D]

Yes, that's fine.

 

[emsr2d2]

Here is a lake which has a river: http://www.teara.govt.nz/files/p-22790-gns.jpg

Here is a lake which does not have a river: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Lake-of-the-woods-indiana-from-above.jpg

 

[Raymott]

Of course, it might also be suggested that the river has a lake. As long as they have each other, things should work out.