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Taichimaster Posted 19 years ago
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<have all the things confiscated>?

Could we say <have all the things confiscated> instead of <have confiscated all the things>?
  

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Sorry-- I'll need complete sentences-- either is possible, but they are not necessarily synonymous or interchangeable, as below: The King has all the things confiscated. (his minions do the dirty work) The King has confiscated all the things. (maybe his minions did it, or maybe he did it himself)

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  • Sorry-- I'll need complete sentences-- either is possible, but they are not necessarily synonymous or interchangeable, as below: The King has all the things confiscated.
  • (his minions do the dirty work) The King has confiscated all the things.
  • (maybe his minions did it, or maybe he did it himself)
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Sorry-- I'll need complete sentences-- either is possible, but they are not necessarily synonymous or interchangeable, as below:

The King has all the things confiscated. (his minions do the dirty work)
The King has confiscated all the things. (maybe his minions did it, or maybe he did it himself)
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Then, could we say<I have my homework done>?
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Yes, in a couple of contexts.

I have my homework done by Fred.

I have my homework done by 6pm every evening.

Just 'I have my homework done' on its own is not the same as 'I have done my homework', no.
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