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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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have your summer schedule taken care of

0John: Tracy, my new girlfriend, made me promise her that I would find a job for the summer vacation.02br
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00Mary: So, 01b01u00you have your summer schedule taken care of02u02b00.02br
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00Does the line in bold sound right? If yes, could I say 01b01u00you have your summer schedule dealt with/done/completed02u02b00? Thanks.0-
  

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0 Hi Angliholic02br 02br 00All are correct. The past participles are used adjectivally in your sentences. 02i 02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-

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  • 0 Hi Angliholic02br 02br 00All are correct.
  • The past participles are used adjectivally in your sentences.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-
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0 Hi Angliholic02br
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00All are correct. The past participles are used adjectivally in your sentences. The structure is closely related to:02br
01i00He had his house painted.02i02br
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0Thanks, Cool Breeze.02br
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00I know it's grammatically correct, but does it sound right?0-
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10I know it's grammatically correct, but does it sound right?12br
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10It certainly sounds right to my Helsinki English ear! 05000 (There may be other opinions, of course.)02br
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0 Yes, it sounds fine. It has a wry edge to it - to me it sounds as though the person saying it finds it a slightly comical situation. John isn't getting a job because he wants one. He is getting a job because his girlfriend has ordered him to. 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10Yes, it sounds fine. 11u11b10It has a wry edge to it12b12u10 - to me it sounds as though the person saying it finds it a slightly comical situation. John isn't getting a job because he wants one. He is getting a job because his girlfriend has ordered him to.12blockquot
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0 John isn't getting a job because he wants one. He is getting a job because his girlfriend has ordered him to. 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10John isn't getting a job because he wants one. He is getting a job because his girlfriend has ordered him to.12blockquote
10Thanks, nona.02br
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00I'm still no wieser.02br
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00I need to have a similar expression to replace 01u00it has
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