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emily wilson-orzechowski <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:28:00 -0400
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"Has" is not a form of the copular verb "to be."  It is a form of the
transitive verb "to have" which takes a direct object.  Forms of both
"to be" and "to have" can serve as  primary auxiliaries, but in this
sentence it is the lexical verb.
Emily J. Wilson-Orzechowski

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