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    Passive Causative: Have/Get Something Done

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    The document discusses the passive causative construction using "have/get something done". It notes that this construction is used to emphasize the action rather than the subject, with living things, and for services arranged to be done for you. Examples are provided of sentences rewritten to use the "have/get something done" structure, such as "We are having the roof of our house repaired" instead of "Some builders are repairing the roof of our house". Key uses and examples of rewriting sentences are summarized.

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    Passive Causative: Have/Get Something Done

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    The document discusses the passive causative construction using "have/get something done". It notes that this construction is used to emphasize the action rather than the subject, with living things, and for services arranged to be done for you. Examples are provided of sentences rewritten to use the "have/get something done" structure, such as "We are having the roof of our house repaired" instead of "Some builders are repairing the roof of our house". Key uses and examples of rewriting sentences are summarized.

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    The document discusses the passive causative construction using "have/get something done". It notes that this construction is used to emphasize the action rather than the subject, with living things, and for services arranged to be done for you. Examples are provided of sentences rewritten to use the "have/get something done" structure, such as "We are having the roof of our house repaired" instead of "Some builders are repairing the roof of our house". Key uses and examples of rewriting sentences are summarized.

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    Passive Causative: Have/Get Something Done

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    MañanaMatutina
    The document discusses the passive causative construction using "have/get something done". It notes that this construction is used to emphasize the action rather than the subject, with living things, and for services arranged to be done for you. Examples are provided of sentences rewritten to use the "have/get something done" structure, such as "We are having the roof of our house repaired" instead of "Some builders are repairing the roof of our house". Key uses and examples of rewriting sentences are summarized.

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    PassiveCausative

    HAVE/GET
    SOMETHING DONE
    I had my hair cut yesterday
    The person Have/get in Action (past
    Object which Manner/Place/Time
    who arranges the correct participle)
    receives the adverbs
    for services tense
    action

    HAVE/GET
    SOMETHING
    DONE
    Get or have +object + past participle

    Examples:
    Sue gets her dress ironed once a week.
    I’ll have my house painted next week.
    UsetheGet or HavePassive:

     To emphasize action rather than state (only with action


    verbs not with stative verbs)

     With living things

     For services that you arrange for someone to do for you.

     In conversation and not in formal speaking, and rarely in


    writing.

    4
    Rewrite these sentences using to have something done.
    3.Some builders are repairing the roof of our house.
    4.The dressmaker has shortened these trousers for me.
    5.A photographer took photos of the bridal couple.
    6.A famous artist is going to paint her portrait.
    7.The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
    8.The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.
    9.A decorator has repainted our house.
    10.A friend of mine, who´s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week.
    11.They have mended my watch.
    1. Some builders are repairing the roof of our house.
    We are having the roof of our house repaired
    2. The dressmaker has shortened these trousers for me.
    I have had these trousers shortened (by the dressmaker)
    3. A photographer took photos of the bridal couple.
    The bridal couple had their photos taken (by a photographer)
    4. A famous artist is going to paint her portrait.
    She is going to have her portrait painted by a famous artist.
    5. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
    I had the oil of my car changed (by the mechanic)
    6. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.
    I had my hair cut in a completely different style (by the hairdresser)
    7. A decorator has repainted our house.
    We have had our house repainted (by a decorator)
    8. A friend of mine, who´s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next
    week.
    I am going to have my DVD player repaired next week by a friend of
    mine, who’s an electrician
    9. They have mended my watch.
    I have had my watch mended.

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