Re: OT: War In Syria Now???


TPS embarrassed himself thusly:
> >>
> >> You said "Kids, have fought for SOMETHING you believe in at some point in
> >> your
> >> lives, if you expect me to take you seriously in a matter like this."
> >> (Presumably, you meant "Kids, you must have fought for SOMETHING ...")
> >
> > I meant it as written. The grammatical term for that sort of
> > construction is an 'imperative'.
>
> There's not a grammatical term for it, because it's not grammatically
> correct. Read it again. Slowly.
> Hint: an imperative sentence asks or requests that someone do something.
> This requires a verb.

You didn't know that "have" is a verb? Well....

Maybe this will help:

To have (infinitive)

I have
you have
he has
we have
you have
they have

Have had (past participle)

I have had
you have had
he has had
we have had
you have had
they have had

Have had [something -- for example, a certain experience]! (Imperatave
usage)

Grammar lesson over. Sheesh. 40 years ago, this was 3rd grade subject
matter. What the hell are they doing in schools these days, anyway?

Lars

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