[General] How much money I have left
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As a standalone question, #1 is correct. #2 could be a valid phrase, e.g. "Can you tell me how much money I have left?"
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Shouldn't "How much money have I left?" be possible too?
However, its meaning would be different.
Cheers!
However, its meaning would be different.
Cheers!
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"How much money have I left" is indeed possible. It has the same meaning as "How much money do I have left".
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Really?
I thought:
How much money have I left?
I want to give you some of my money.
(I put it on a table.)
I forgot how much it was, so I ask you.
How much money do I have left?
I play in a casino and spend a lot of money.
The guy asks me, "What's your capital expenditure (not sure if it's the correct word here)?"
And you ask your wife, "How much money do I have left?"
What do you mean?
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Nightmare, I don't get the difference between your two situations. Could you explain it more generally?
(I don't think there's a difference either.)
(I don't think there's a difference either.)
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I have left you something.
(It's for you.)
I have something left.
(It's for me.)
Cheers!
(It's for you.)
I have something left.
(It's for me.)
Cheers!
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Oh, I see. "How much money have I left" can mean two things. It depends on the function of "have". "Have" can be an auxiliary verb needed to make the present perfect tense, or it can simply mean "possess".
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I think he means "have I left" as in "left behind."
Anyway, it is valid English to say "How much money have I left?" (noun-verb re-ordered to form a question), but it doesn't sound natural to me.
Anyway, it is valid English to say "How much money have I left?" (noun-verb re-ordered to form a question), but it doesn't sound natural to me.
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It's perfectly natural to my ear.
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