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Ptravler Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Grammar question
She had her house painted.
Can anyone identify "painted"? Is it an indirect object?
Thanks!
Can anyone identify "painted"? Is it an indirect object?
Thanks!
Top answer
It's a verb. If you have something done, you have other people do it. It's still a verb.
- It's a verb.
- If you have something done, you have other people do it.
- It's still a verb.
- She painted the house.
- The house was painted.
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It's a verb.
If you have something done, you have other people do it. It's still a verb.
She painted the house.
The house was painted. (We don't know by whom)
She had the house painted by the best painters in town.
If you have something done, you have other people do it. It's still a verb.
She painted the house.
The house was painted. (We don't know by whom)
She had the house painted by the best painters in town.
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have is used as a causative verb here. It means she arranged for someone to paint the house.
You can follow causative have with the past participle of a verb, like painted in this case.
She had her house painted.
She had the lamp repaired.
She had the trash removed.
She had the floors cleaned.
So painted
You can follow causative have with the past participle of a verb, like painted in this case.
She had her house painted.
She had the lamp repaired.
She had the trash removed.
She had the floors cleaned.
So painted
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