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Miss. Ladybird
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??A or B??..........

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………….. either of you gone to the football game?
A. Have
B. Has
Which one is correct and why? :? :?:
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Has either of you gone to a football game?
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Miss. Ladybird wrote:………….. either of you gone to the football game?
A. Have
B. Has
Which one is correct and why? :? :?:
"Have either of you gone to the football game" is correct. An easy way to tell which is correct is to remove the "either of" from the sentence to see if it is still correct (e.g., "Have .... you gone to the football game"). By contrast, you would say, "Has he [or she] gone to the football game?"
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Post by Hardi »

hmmm I was confused.... but I belive that Professorverb have right.
http://www.scientificpsychic.com/cgi-bi ... ?word=have
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