Have something verb
In my understanding, we can say, "I had my car stolen." (had+noun+verb (past participle))
We can also say, "I had him go there." (had+noun+verb (root form))
I saw the following sentence on the Internet:
"I actually had an incident happen that traumatized me."
Is the above sentence OK? The sentence structure seems to be had+noun (an incident)+verb(happen in root form).
Top answer
" Is the above sentence OK? Yes. I had him go there.
- " Is the above sentence OK?
- Yes.
- I had him go there.
- ) I had my car stolen.
- (Not causative.
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Snappy"I actually had an incident happen that traumatized me."
Is the above sentence OK?
Yes.
I had him go there. (Causative.)
I had my car stolen. (Not causative. Experiential.)
I actually had an incident happen that traumatized me. (Not causative. Experiential.)
The last is a rephrasing of
0Snappy"I had my car stolen."
You can, but the reader (American English) might suspect this situation.
You lost your job. The car broke down. You needed money. So you arranged for someone to steal your car. Then you got money for the car from your insurance company.
British speakers use "had" in the non-causative sense much more than Amer
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