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    This document discusses different ways to use causative verbs have and get to indicate that someone caused an action to be done by another person. It explains that we can say "I had my house cleaned" to mean that I paid someone else to clean my house. Similarly, we can use constructions like "I had the electrician look at my broken light" or "She gets her son to do his homework." The document provides examples for each causative construction and notes that get sometimes implies more convincing was needed to get the other person to perform the action.

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    This document discusses different ways to use causative verbs have and get to indicate that someone caused an action to be done by another person. It explains that we can say "I had my house cleaned" to mean that I paid someone else to clean my house. Similarly, we can use constructions like "I had the electrician look at my broken light" or "She gets her son to do his homework." The document provides examples for each causative construction and notes that get sometimes implies more convincing was needed to get the other person to perform the action.

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    This document discusses different ways to use causative verbs have and get to indicate that someone caused an action to be done by another person. It explains that we can say "I had my house cleaned" to mean that I paid someone else to clean my house. Similarly, we can use constructions like "I had the electrician look at my broken light" or "She gets her son to do his homework." The document provides examples for each causative construction and notes that get sometimes implies more convincing was needed to get the other person to perform the action.

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    This document discusses different ways to use causative verbs have and get to indicate that someone caused an action to be done by another person. It explains that we can say "I had my house cleaned" to mean that I paid someone else to clean my house. Similarly, we can use constructions like "I had the electrician look at my broken light" or "She gets her son to do his homework." The document provides examples for each causative construction and notes that get sometimes implies more convincing was needed to get the other person to perform the action.

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    CAUSATIVE HAVE

    and GET

    BY:
    YAZIN NASATHON, M. Pd.
    CAUSATIVE HAVE and GET

    We use a causative verb when we


    want to talk about something that
    someone else did for us or for
    another person. It means that the
    subject caused the action to happen,
    but didn't do it themselves.

    Maybe they paid, or asked, or


    persuaded the other person to do it.
    CAUSATIVE HAVE and GET
    For example, we can say:

     I cleaned my house.
    (This means I cleaned it myself). If I paid someone to
    clean it, of course I can say:
    A cleaner cleaned my house. But, another way is to
    use a causative construction. So I can also say:
    I had my house cleaned.

     In a sense, using a causative verb is similar to using a


    passive. The important thing is that the house is now
    clean. We don't focus on who did the cleaning.
    CAUSATIVE HAVE and GET

    HAVE + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE (have


    something done)

    We usually use 'have something done‘, when


    we are talking about paying someone to do
    something for us. It's often used for services.
    The form is 'subject + have + object + past
    participle'.
    EXAMPLE,
     I had my car washed. (have something done)
     John will have his car washed. (services)
    CAUSATIVE HAVE and GET

    GET + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE


    (get something done)

    We can also use 'subject + get + object +


    past participle'. This has the same meaning
    as 'have', but is less formal.
    EXAMPLE,
     The students get their essays checked.
     I'll get my hair cut next week.
    CAUSATIVE HAVE and GET

    HAVE + PERSON + INFINITIVE


    (have someone do something)

    We can also use the construction 'subject + have


    + person + infinitive'. This has a very similar
    meaning to 'have something done‘.

    EXAMPLE,
     I had the electrician look at my broken light.
     The doctor will have the nurse call the patients.
     The teacher had the students write the answers on
    the whiteboard.
    CAUSATIVE HAVE and GET
    GET +PERSON + to + INFINITIVE
    (Get someone to do something)
    Finally, we can also use the construction 'get + someone + to +
    infinitive'. Again, this means that you cause the other person to do
    the action, maybe by paying them to do it, or by asking them to do
    it, or by persuading them to do it.

    EXAMPLE,
     She gets her son to do his homework by promising him ice cream
    when he's finished.

     I got the cleaner to clean under the cupboards.

     Sometimes, this construction has the feeling that we needed to


    convince someone to do something, while the other constructions
    on this page are neutral.
    THANK YOU

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