Did have or had?
Hello everyone!
During the reading of an English novel, I met with a little grammatical problem.
Here is the sentence: “He was not an artist, though he did have a minor talent as an illustratorâ€.
I was wondering why the author chose to write "did have a minor talent" rather than "had a minor talentâ€. Is there a precise grammatical reason to write it this way? Is it a way to accentuate the fact of "having a talent"?
Thank you for your help!
During the reading of an English novel, I met with a little grammatical problem.
Here is the sentence: “He was not an artist, though he did have a minor talent as an illustratorâ€.
I was wondering why the author chose to write "did have a minor talent" rather than "had a minor talentâ€. Is there a precise grammatical reason to write it this way? Is it a way to accentuate the fact of "having a talent"?
Thank you for your help!
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7 Feb. 2011