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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

in the flowing phrase, why is the verb `deliver` in bare infinitive?

The secretary had her messenger `deliver`the mail...
  

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The secretary had her messenger `deliver`the mail... Causative HAVE is normally followed by the bare infinitive.

  • The secretary had her messenger `deliver`the mail...
  • Causative HAVE is normally followed by the bare infinitive.
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Anonymous in the following phrase, why is the verb `deliver` in bare infinitive?The secretary had her messenger `deliver`the mail...
Causative HAVE is normally followed by the bare infinitive.

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