Lesson 23: Statements & Questions with "Has" and "Have" — Teacher Guide
Core Linguistic Concepts & Pedagogy
• The "I Have" Concord Exception: Although I refers to one person, standard English uses have with 1st person singular (I have). 3rd person singular takes has (he has, she has).
• Interrogative Inversion: Classical questions invert Have / Has before the subject: Have I...? Have we...? Has he...? Has she...? Have they...?
• Productive Fluency: Students write complete, sensible sentences. Any grammatically sound sentence following concord and mechanics is correct.
| # |
Type |
Pronoun |
Verb |
Model Sentence (Exemplary Solution) |
Grammatical Concord & Syntactic Analysis |
| 1. |
Statement |
I |
have |
I have a new reader for school. |
1st person singular takes have (not *has). Always capitalize "I". Period at end. |
| 2. |
Statement |
we |
have |
We have flowers in the garden. |
1st person plural takes have. Capitalize "We". Period at end. |
| 3. |
Statement |
he |
has |
He has a bright red apple. |
3rd person singular masculine takes has. Capitalize "He". Period at end. |
| 4. |
Statement |
she |
has |
She has a sweet singing voice. |
3rd person singular feminine takes has. Capitalize "She". Period at end. |
| 5. |
Statement |
they |
have |
They have warm coats for winter. |
3rd person plural takes have. Capitalize "They". Period at end. |
| 6. |
Question |
I |
have |
Have I time to play outdoors? |
Inversion: Have + I. Capital "Have". Capital "I". Ends with question mark (?). |
| 7. |
Question |
we |
have |
Have we any clean paper? |
Inversion: Have + we. Capital "Have". Lowercase "we". Ends with question mark (?). |
| 8. |
Question |
he |
has |
Has he a pencil in his desk? |
Inversion: Has + he. Capital "Has". Lowercase "he". Ends with question mark (?). |
| 9. |
Question |
she |
has |
Has she seen the little kitten? |
Inversion: Has + she. Capital "Has". Lowercase "she". Ends with question mark (?). |
| 10. |
Question |
they |
have |
Have they finished their chores? |
Inversion: Have + they. Capital "Have". Lowercase "they". Ends with question mark (?). |
🗣 The "I Have" Exception Drill
Students often over-apply the Lesson 19 rule (*"has is for one"*) to the pronoun *I*. Drill emphatically:
"I HAVE, never I HAS!" Chant:
"I have, you have, he has, she has, we have, they have!"
✍️ Mechanics of Interrogative Inversion
Highlight how the linking verb trades places with the subject pronoun:
"He has → Has he?",
"They have → Have they?". Remind students to switch capitalization accordingly.
🔍 The Capital "I" Rule
Reiterate that the pronoun
I remains uppercase even when tucked inside a question:
"Have I...?"
🌟 Comparative Review (Lesson 18 vs 23)
Connect with Lesson 18: with *to be*,
I took singular
was (
I was), but with *to have*,
I takes plural-form
have (
I have). This juxtaposition cements English irregular verb mastery.
Pedagogical Standard
Aligned with Classical Trivium Grammar Stage & CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.C, L.1.1.J, L.1.2.B