Only the first sentence is correct.
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lucas21cCould you tell me why the second one sounds awkward?The second sentence is not awkward. It is not correct.
lucas21cThen, why "I made the house painted'" is incorrect? Is it impossible to mean that I forcibly had the house painted?The form I had the house painted can stand by itself, or you can say I had the house painted by Bob, or I had Bob paint the house. The I made.... form requires that you specify the p
lucas21cThen, could you tell me why it is incorrect?
Because It has no clear and or natural-sounding meaning.