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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Had

Hi.

He had his salary slashed by a thousand pounds.

Is had the causative one in the sentence?

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Top answer

I think that's the 'experiential-have' instead. CJ will know for sure.

— Mister Micawber

  • I think that's the 'experiential-have' instead.
  • CJ will know for sure.
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I think that's the 'experiential-have' instead. CJ will know for sure.
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AnonymousHe had his salary slashed by a thousand pounds.
It's ambiguous in my opinion.

1. He1 arranged to have his2 salary slashed by a thousand pounds. (Judging by the semantics, this is most likely not a coreferential situation, as shown by the subscripts.) Causative have.
2. He1 experienced the misfor
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Thank you, MM and CJ, for your useful replies.
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