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sejpdw
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 Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject: so much |
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"There has never been anything else quite like jazz. Nor has any form of music ever had so much written about it both critically and historically."
In this sentence, was "so much" used as an object of "had" or as a modifier of written? |
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dragn
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| "There has never been anything else quite like jazz. Nor has any form of music ever had so much written about it both critically and historically." |
Yes, so much is the object of had. The second sentence is based on a structure using have + obj + pp to talk about something that the subject experienced. Structurally, it is identical to causative have; however, in this usage it is non-causative. For example:
(causative) I had my car repaired.
(I asked or arranged for the mechanic to do that.)
(non-causative) I had my wallet stolen!
(I certainly didn't arrange for someone to steal my wallet; I simply experienced that.)
The only real difference is that in the sentence Nor has any form of music ever had so much written about it both critically and historically, the structure appears in the present perfect.
I hope this is clear. Structures like this can be a bit tricky.
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