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had someone _____verb ?

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 7:03 pm
by simonwai99
Hi teachers
My teacher had all students ______( write ) a research paper.
what is the answer to this q ? thx

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:39 am
by Alan
The answer is 'write': it is a causative construction, where 'had' means 'made' (in the sense 'forced/obliged').

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:11 am
by googl
Dear teacher,

Why we use in this causative construction the infinitive, not the past participle? I have sb./sth. do instead of I have sb./sth. done?

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:13 pm
by Alan
They serve different purposes: 'have smb. do smth.' focuses on the person, while 'have smth. done' focuses simply on the action, without reference to its agent.