Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Use of "Have" in questions "Do you have" or "Have you"


I've seen it on TV that a guy asking another man, "have you a map?"



If I were him, I would probably say, "do you have a map?"


I would like to know what grammatical rules it followed in this case.



Answer



The most common form of the question, in both British and American dialects is "Do you have..."


Using "Have you" is a non-typical use. It sounds old fashioned. For example there is a nursery rhyme which goes:


Baa baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?

There is a similar form "Have you got a map". This is quite common in some British dialects, but is frowned on by some teachers.


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