Causative Verb Have
Study the following sentences:
1. I have the secretary type the letters.
2. I had my brother carry my bag.
To say that we arrange someone to do something for
us, we use the structure of
causative. In sentences 1 and 2 above, the verb
'have/had' is followed by indirect object
(the secretary and my brother). In
this causative sentence construction, we put the simple
form of a verb after the indirect object.
3. I have my shoes cleaned.
4. I had my watch repaired.
On the other hand, in sentences 3 and 4 the verb
'have/had' is followed by direct
object (my shoes and my watch). Here,
we use the structure 'have something done'.
Those
are the past participle's construction
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