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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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"He has us playing everyday" - OK. "He let us playing everyday" - Not OK. Why?

"He has us playing everyday" - grammatically OK. "He let us playing everyday" - Not grammatically OK. Why?
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Anonymous "He has us playing everyday" - grammatically OK. Correct. In a catenative construction the verb have allows the -ing form.

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  • Anonymous "He has us playing everyday" - grammatically OK.
  • Correct.
  • In a catenative construction the verb have allows the -ing form.
  • Anonymous "He let us playing everyday" - Not grammatically OK.
  • Correct.
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Anonymous"He has us playing everyday" - grammatically OK.
Correct. In a catenative construction the verb have allows the -ing form.
Anonymous"He let us playing everyday" - Not grammatically OK.
Correct. In a catenative construction the verb let does not allow the -ing form. The verbs make
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