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BrianJeong Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

I have him to go. VS I promised him to go.

I have confused the below.

in between "(1)I have him to go." and "(2)I promised him to go.",

who will go?

I knew that he will go in the 1st sentense.
and, I will go in 2nd sentense.

but, I have not know exactly reason.

Please, tell me.
Thank you for reading \^o^/
  

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(1) I have him to go. - This is not a good sentence. It does not mean anything.

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  • (1) I have him to go.
  • - This is not a good sentence.
  • It does not mean anything.
  • Maybe you mean one of these.
  • I asked him to go.
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(1) I have him to go. - This is not a good sentence. It does not mean anything.

Maybe you mean one of these.

I asked him to go.
I allowed him to go.
I want him to go.
I need him to go.

(2) I promised him to go. - This is not a good sentence.
Do you mean this?
I promised him that I would go.
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Two sentences are in a grammar book in Korean.

I have conflicted between your and the book's explanation.
Those conflicting problems make me crazy on studying English.

Anyway, Thank you for replying , explaining ^^
Have a good day |^0^/
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BrianJeongI have him to go. [No "to".]
I have him go. ~ I arrange for him to go.

have, make, and let all drop the "to":

I have him go. / I make her go. / I let them go.
BrianJeongI promised him to go. [No "him".]
I promised to go. ~ I promised that I wou
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