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Content tagged with "past participle, causative"

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GET + something + past participle

We can use this structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition." instead of have + something + past participle in the following cases:

(a) When there is a feeling that something must be done.

I must get my photo taken.

(b) In orders and imperativeThe sentence type used to express suggestions, directions or orders. E.g.: Clean your shoes, will you?s.

HAVE + something + past participle

This is probably the most common causative structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition.", which stresses the objectA person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb or involved in the result of an action. of the actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something, rather than its agentThe doer of an action; the person or the thing that does something. E.g.: True Romance was written by Tarantino. ("Tarantino").

We are having the house redecorated.

It can also be used to express accidents or misfortunes happening to someone.

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