Has OR Have
''Anyone have suggestions of making...''
When I read this I expected that there should be ''anyone has'' since it's a single person. For example anyone says, Anyone sees etc,
Why should it be ''Anyone have?''
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It is wrong like you say. 'Anyone' is conjugated in the same way as 'one'; its cognate, eg. 1One cannot see from here ~ anyone can see from there. 2was anyone there? Yes, one was hiding....
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Thank you for your explanation
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May I just add a quick note to Tyler's response.
I agree with you, Tyler, and I would like to point out that the way you use "does" in the third line ("...making DOES have a singular subject." It is correct to use "does" here, but it could be confusing. In English we use "do" or "does" to add emphasis to a statement. So I could have said "In English we do use "do" or "does" to add emphasis to a statement."
The use of "do" and "does" can be confusing to learners of English. It seems like your English is very advanced, Vicka, but just in case someone else reads the notes, I thought this might help.
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"Anyone have suggestions of making..." seems to be a shortened version of "does anyone have suggestions of making..."
In spoken English, do/does is often omitted in questions in certain contexts.
"Does anyone have suggestions of making" does have a singular subject. Compare with
"Does he have suggestions of making..."
It's worth noting that you cannot say "does anyone has suggestions of making..."
Hopefully that helps!
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