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    Causative Constructions: I'll Get Him To Lend Us The Money. ( I'll Persuade Him )

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    The document discusses causative constructions using "have" and "get" to express when someone arranges for an action to be done by another person. It explains that "have" and "get" can be used to say that someone arranged to have something done for them by another person or to express when something unexpected happened to someone as a result of another's actions. It also discusses using "get" to mean persuade and "have" to mean ask or order. Finally, it discusses "won't have" to mean not allow and "make" to mean insist.

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    The document discusses causative constructions using "have" and "get" to express when someone arranges for an action to be done by another person. It explains that "have" and "get" can be used to say that someone arranged to have something done for them by another person or to express when something unexpected happened to someone as a result of another's actions. It also discusses using "get" to mean persuade and "have" to mean ask or order. Finally, it discusses "won't have" to mean not allow and "make" to mean insist.

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    CAUSATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS

    HAVE / GET something DONE

    1.Jack is repairing his computer. (Jack is the one repairing the computer)

    2.Jack is having his computer repaired. (someone else is repairing the computer for him – he has hired
    someone to do it for him)

    We use this causative construction to say that we have arranged for someone to do something for us.

    It is also possible to use GET instead of HAVE in informal speech:


    Jack is getting his computer repaired.
    I got my new jeans shortened yesterday.

    We also use this construction to talk about unpleasant or unexpected things that happened to someone:

    He had his bike stolen last week.


    We had our window broken yesterday.

    GET someone TO DO something (= persuade someone to do something)

    He got me to bake a cake yesterday. (=he persuaded me to bake the cake)


    I’ll get him to lend us the money. (=I’ll persuade him …)

    HAVE someone DO something (= ask someone to do something, give instructions or orders)

    We had him play the violin last night. (=we asked him to play)
    Grandma had her type the letter. (=grandma asked her to type …)
    The principal had the students clean the school yard. (= he ordered, instructed them to clean …)

    HAVE someone DOING something (= something happens to you as a result of your actions)

    If you keep throwing all-night parties, you’ll have the neighbors complaining.
    If you don’t put a fence around your garden, you’ll have people walking in and stealing your fruit.

    WON’T HAVE someone DOING something (= won’t allow someone to do something)

    I won’t have you playing loud music at night! (=I won’t allow you to play loud music)
    I won’t have you moaning about your homework all the time! (I won’t allow you to moan …)

    MAKE someone DO something (= insist on someone doing something)

    The teacher made us clean up the mess in the classroom. (=she insisted on us cleaning up …)
    I Rewrite the sentences below using the causative form

    1.They are decorating Tim’s house at the moment.


    2.Your car needs to be serviced.
    3.The manager had asked the secretary to book a room for him.
    4.I paid someone to fix the roof of my house.
    5.Let’s ask the porter to carry the luggage to the taxi.
    6.The plastic surgeon has removed his tattoo.
    7.A nurse took her temperature.
    8.The make-up artist was applying the actress’s lipstick when the man barged into the dressing room.
    9.Did the beautician paint Joanne’s nails?
    10.He told the maid to serve breakfast in his room.
    11.Jason was late because the garage had been servicing his car.
    12.Pamela is going to tell someone to repair the pipes.
    13.My parents’ house was burgled last night.
    14.Do you employ someone to clean your house?
    15.Did you tell the tailor to make a suit for you?

    II Rephrase the sentences below using HAVE, MAKE or GET

    1.He insisted that John should finish the report.


    2.She asked him to fix the tap.
    3.She persuaded her husband to cut the grass.
    4.My teeth were polished yesterday.
    5.He asked the cleaner to tidy his room.
    6.He insisted that the gardener should water the flowers.
    7.The teacher asked them to rewrite the exercise.
    8.The boss insisted that the secretary should type the letters.
    9.You should persuade John to help you with the housework.
    10.He finally found a plumber to mend his toilet.
    11.He persuaded his assistant to work overtime for a week.

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