Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The analyses of a text #1
The protagonist, Philip works as a shop-walker.
Here "them" refers to female staff.
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On the whole he got on well enough with the girls. They thought him a little queer; but his club-foot seemed to excuse his not being like the rest, and they found in due course that he was good-natured. He never minded helping anyone, and he was polite and even tempered.
"You can see he's a gentleman," they said.
"Very reserved, isn't he?" said one young woman, to whose passionate enthusiasm for the theatre he had listened unmoved.
Most of them had `fellers,' and those who hadn't said they had rather than have it supposed that no one had an inclination for them. One or two showed signs of being willing to start a flirtation with Philip, and he watched their manoeuvres with grave amusement. He had had enough of love-making for some time; and he was nearly always tired and often hungry.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know "fellers" is implied after both "hadn't" and "had."
2. I'd like to know why it is "have," not "had."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Here "them" refers to female staff.
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On the whole he got on well enough with the girls. They thought him a little queer; but his club-foot seemed to excuse his not being like the rest, and they found in due course that he was good-natured. He never minded helping anyone, and he was polite and even tempered.
"You can see he's a gentleman," they said.
"Very reserved, isn't he?" said one young woman, to whose passionate enthusiasm for the theatre he had listened unmoved.
Most of them had `fellers,' and those who hadn't said they had rather than have it supposed that no one had an inclination for them. One or two showed signs of being willing to start a flirtation with Philip, and he watched their manoeuvres with grave amusement. He had had enough of love-making for some time; and he was nearly always tired and often hungry.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know "fellers" is implied after both "hadn't" and "had."
2. I'd like to know why it is "have," not "had."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon 1. " Yes and yes. park sang joon 2.
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know "fellers" is implied after both "hadn't" and "had."Yes and yes.
park sang joon2. I'd like to know why it is "have," not "had."Think of it as "rather than to have it supposed, etc."
It indicates a ten
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Thank you, teech, for your so very helpful answer. 
Then I was w
It indicates a tentative scenario.
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park sang joonThen I was wondering if "should" is implied before "have."No. Why do you think that?
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You said it is tentative, and in that case, I could come up with only the subjunctive mood.
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