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Guest Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Causative & subjunctive verbs
A student posed these questions to me. I would like somebody's input to confirm that what I told him was correct. Here goes:
This sentence is correct:
We have our son attend class every Saturday.
But, this sentence is also correct:
New designs have people buying many cars this Fall.
Why is the verb in the first sentence, 'attend,' subjuncted, but not in the second 'buying.' In each case, 'have' is acting as a causitive verb, so why?
Also, are there similar patterns with other causative verbs, such as make, allow, etc.?
Any input on this would satisfy my curiosity.
This sentence is correct:
We have our son attend class every Saturday.
But, this sentence is also correct:
New designs have people buying many cars this Fall.
Why is the verb in the first sentence, 'attend,' subjuncted, but not in the second 'buying.' In each case, 'have' is acting as a causitive verb, so why?
Also, are there similar patterns with other causative verbs, such as make, allow, etc.?
Any input on this would satisfy my curiosity.
Top answer
eg " Kelly :I said a lot of things to you that day that I didn't mean. I'm really sorry, Bill. Bill on't be.
- eg " Kelly :I said a lot of things to you that day that I didn't mean.
- I'm really sorry, Bill.
- Bill on't be.
- I had it coming.
- " eg " When he is back, please have him call me " Well, I think it is better to remember the sentence structure rather than trying to find reason with it.
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eg " Kelly :I said a lot of things to you that day that I didn't mean. I'm really sorry, Bill.
Bill
on't be. I had it
Bill
on't be. I had it
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