How many sisters does she have?, Why "have"?
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A NON-TEACHER'S OPINION
Suthipong,
(1) English is very difficult for learners and native speakers like me.
(2) But there is one easy thing about it: you always (no exceptions) use
the base form of the verb (the form that you look for when using a dictionary)
after do/ does/ did.
(3) Today is February 17, 2012. From this day on, you will never make another
mistake regarding this matter.
(4) How many sisters does she ____?
(a) That is a question. So change it to regular order for analysis:
She does ___ how many sisters? (There's that word "does"!)
(4) How many donuts did he eat?
How many boyfriends does Mona have?
Mona does not have any boyfriends.
Did Mona have a boyfriend last year?
I do not believe that George speaks 10 languages. But someone told me, "Oh, yes! George does speak 10 languages!"
As you can see, this rule is a piece of cake (= super easy).
Suthipong,
(1) English is very difficult for learners and native speakers like me.
(2) But there is one easy thing about it: you always (no exceptions) use
the base form of the verb (the form that you look for when using a dictionary)
after do/ does/ did.
(3) Today is February 17, 2012. From this day on, you will never make another
mistake regarding this matter.
(4) How many sisters does she ____?
(a) That is a question. So change it to regular order for analysis:
She does ___ how many sisters? (There's that word "does"!)
(4) How many donuts did he eat?
How many boyfriends does Mona have?
Mona does not have any boyfriends.
Did Mona have a boyfriend last year?
I do not believe that George speaks 10 languages. But someone told me, "Oh, yes! George does speak 10 languages!"
As you can see, this rule is a piece of cake (= super easy).
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