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What is the difference between do you have a child? and do you have children? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between do you have a child? and do you have children? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
Child is singular and the word children is plural.
I have five children.
I have only one child.
Are the children in the classroom?
Where are the rest of the children?
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- English (US)
"do you have a child?" Is asking if you have a kid (one kid).
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"do you have children? is asking if you have kids(one or more).
Hope this helps
- English (US)
@T0sH If you ask, "Do you have a child?" and that person has more than one they would correct you and say that they have "children".
If you asked, "Do you have children?" it leaves the question open for someone to answer either way.
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- English (US)
@T0sH It's best to ask, "Do you have children?" That way the person can tell you the number, it can be 0 or more but you give them the ability narrate that part of the conversation without it feeling uncomfortable for either of you.
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- English (US)
@T0sH do you have children is short for “do you have any children”, which allows for any answer (one or more). Do you have a child is specifically only one child. If a person had more than one kid, they would get confused and say something like “I have 3 actually”
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