Has vs As

[Shelly Philpott]

Can you tell me which sentence is correct:

1. I am requesting, on behalf of the Board, that you, has our Regional Member, support our cause.

OR

2. I am requesting, on behalf of the Board, that you, as our Regional Member, support our cause.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I would use 'as'. And I would use the subjunctive 'support' instead of 'would support'.

Not a teacher.

 

[SoothingDave]

What gives you the idea that "you has" is acceptable?

 

[Shelly Philpott]

How would you word this sentence?

 

[SoothingDave]

Who do you think "has" the regional member?

 

[SoothingDave]

How would you word this sentence?

How about "The Board is requesting that you, as our Regional Member, support our cause."

 

[Shelly Philpott]

ok, another example of Has vs As:

Would you use 1. As I prepare
or
2. Has I prepare

 

[SoothingDave]

What is your native language? Your profile says "English," but that seems unlikely given your questions.

 

[Shelly Philpott]

Yes I am "English". However, I have always had a problem when trying to determine when to use has or as. Is there a simple rule/trick that I could use to help determine the proper use of these words. Btw, I am asking for help, because this is a forum, for asking for help! So if you don't want to help me with my questions, than just don't, but don't just reply with an insult.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Would you use 1. As I prepare
or
2. Has I prepare

Please give complete sentences.
'As' is very different from 'has', how can they be confusing to you, a native English speaker?

Not a teacher.

 

[Shelly Philpott]

Thanks,

Do you know if there is a simple rule or trick that I could use to help me determine when to use as or has, when I get stuck again? Thanks

 

[tzfujimino]

Hello, Shelly.
Well, let me put it this way.
Do you think 'Has I prepare...' is grammatical?

 

[Raymott]

She doesn't know. That's why she's asking.

Shelly, this is an extremely unusual problem for an English native with no other language problems. I suspect that you have other words that you confuse. If so, you might benefit from a professional neuro-linguistic assessment.
No one here is trying to insult you.

 

[SoothingDave]

I am not insulting you. I just find it very odd.

"Has" is a verb. "As" is a preposition. People don't usually confuse verbs and prepositions.

That's why I asked you who would be the one who "has" in your original sentence. It wasn't an idle question. It was designed to make you think about whether a verb was appropriate. If a verb was appropriate then there would need to be a subject, an actor to go with the action.

But you aren't trying to say that someone owns ("has") a regional member, are you?

 

[Rover_KE]

Louiesaha, please read this extract from the Forum Rules:

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[Matthew Wai]

Is it possible that the OP confuses the two words because they may sound alike when people speak fast?

Not a teacher.

 

[Shelly Philpott]

Soothing Dave,

Thanks for the explanation. I don't remember learning anything about has vs as in school, when we were taught grammar. I always knew that that "as" would be used in phrases such as, as long as, as well as, as you can see etc.. I also remember learning about have and has, like and as, its and it's etc... So thank you for the lesson.

 

[Aelito]

Don't worry if people can seem rude. It's just that even if you weren't English, like me, it would be a weird question. I had never seen a question like that so don't blame people for being surprised and don't worry, we'll figure your problem out !

Actually, it's quite simple. As means "like" and "Has" is the verb "to have" when you use the third pronouns (she, it, he) :
I have
You have
She has
He has
It has
You have
We have
They have

Has is only used as a verb when you mean it's yours or someone's. It shows that you own something, it's yours, not anyone else's.
In your sentence :

I am requesting, on behalf of the Board, that you, has our Regional Member, support our cause.

Ask yourself a simple question : In here, do you want to use the verb "to have" do you want to show people that someone or something owns something or someone else. Actually, you do not or shouldn't do, at least.

As is used as "like" ! Examples :

As a police man, you must be correct and polite
As a student, you should study more and work hard
As our Regional Member, you should support our cause.

You say what the person or people is/are.
I'm not English so it's hard to explain but I hope I'll have helped you a bit, don't hesitate to reply ^^

NOT A TEACHER

 

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


Hello,

I agree with Aelito's excellent suggestion.

It might be a good idea to study many sentences with "as" and "has." Then, slowly but surely, you will start to see the difference.

As Aelito has done, I will give you some examples:

As you know, English grammar can confuse anybody.
There is a famous saying that when you are in Rome, do as the Romans (do).
Please pronounce the word exactly as I do.
Some people say that she will be elected as president.

English grammar has many confusing rules.
The United States has 50 states, doesn't /hasn't it?
Has anyone seen my cellphone?
Waiter, this soup has a fly in it!



James