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Vosmo1000 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I don't know which is right


Hello

I'm a foregner and there's this grammar question that confuses me..

I think you can help me. It's a simple question so I hope you answer

1. I had him help her carry the bag.

2. I had him help her to carry the bag.

Which is right? or Which feels more natural?

or can they be both right with slightly different implication

I'm not sure if I'm putting all this up in a correct manner, I just visited this site...

anyways I hope you can help =)
  

Top answer

Hi, Both are OK, and there is no real difference. Clive

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Hi,

Both are OK, and there is no real difference.

Clive
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Hi,

In future, please don't start a new thread on a question that you've already posted.



Regards
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but i think the second sentence " i had him to help to carry the bag sounds better. But everyone has to decide it for it self
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Wellebut i think the second sentence " i had him to help to carry the bag sounds better. But everyone has to decide it for it self
Hi,

Your suggestion is grammatically incorrect, not only because you didn't capitalize I...

(I had him do something, not to do something.)

Regards
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Hey thanks for correcting me. But I don't unterstand what you mean with " (I had him do something, not to do something.)" I just copied his sentence
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WelleHey thanks for correcting me. But I don't unterstand what you mean with " (I had him do something, not to do something.)" I just copied his sentence
Hi,

You can't say 'I had him to fix my car', for example. Instead, you should say 'I had him fix my car'.

I meant that this structure takes the bare infinitive only, if that ma
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now i am getting confused.

can't i say : he asks him to help him <- but this must be correct i think
i've to say: he asks him help him?

maybe you can put one more example forward
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WelleNow I am getting confused. Can't I say 'He asks him to help him'?
Do I have i've to say 'He asks him help him'?

Hi,

You should say 'He asks him to help him'. However, this is not what you had asked earlier.

You can't say 'I had him to clean my house'
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Thanks for your fast reply. Yes you're right. I've to be consistend with my questions.I haven't concentrated myself and next time I'll pay more attention .

so i can say: he made him fool
he got him fast
he caught him early

Thanks Regards.
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Hi,

He made a fool of him. It's an idiom.

He got him fast - OK.

He caught him early - OK.

But I still don't understand how this is related to what you had said earlier.

Regards
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