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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Had
Hi,
"Margaret Thatcher was one of the first to require professionals to write jokes for her, because her bossy, orderly mind revolted against the verbal anarchy of humour – but the people she hired were good, and once she had the point of a joke explained to her, the result could be all the funnier coming from someone so remorselessly serious." [From The Independent.]
Is the 'had', in the cited sentence, a causative one?
Thank you.
"Margaret Thatcher was one of the first to require professionals to write jokes for her, because her bossy, orderly mind revolted against the verbal anarchy of humour – but the people she hired were good, and once she had the point of a joke explained to her, the result could be all the funnier coming from someone so remorselessly serious." [From The Independent.]
Is the 'had', in the cited sentence, a causative one?
Thank you.
Top answer
Yes, it is. She had the joke explained. She got her car repaired.
- Yes, it is.
- She had the joke explained.
- She got her car repaired.
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Yes, it is.
She had the joke explained.
She got her car repaired.
She had the joke explained.
She got her car repaired.
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