Do #1 and #2 have same meaning?
#1.The boat we are on is the best sailor in the fleet.
#2.The boat we are on has the best sailor in the fleet.
Do #1 and #2 have same meaning?
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No. Only the boat is a person, #1 is incorrect. A boat isn't a human. Instead, a human (the sailor) drives the boat.
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If 'the boat' is a person, two sentences are not the same. I think you should review the usage of two verb : to be and to have.
To be (in sentence #1) is a linking verb, used to say that someone or something is the same as the subject of the sentence. (In this case, "the boat" is not the same as "the sailor".
To have(in sentence #2) is a transitive verb: to include or contain something or a particular number of things or people....
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You cannot call a boat "a sailor" as Jmat says. You can say "We are sailing on the best boat in the fleet".
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