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Cho7712 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
make as a causative verb
Is it grammatical to say something like,
ex.I made my car washed
instead of He was made to wash his car by me ?
ex.I made my car washed
instead of He was made to wash his car by me ?
Top answer
Correct: I had my car washed. The last sentence doesn't sound at all natural.
- Correct: I had my car washed.
- The last sentence doesn't sound at all natural.
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Correct: I had my car washed. The last sentence doesn't sound at all natural.
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Thank you for the answer. But, as you see in this example below,
ex. I made myself understood. (understood as adjective, right?)
Isn't it possible to consider washed as an adjective?
(ex. I made my car washed.)
ex. I made myself understood. (understood as adjective, right?)
Isn't it possible to consider washed as an adjective?
(ex. I made my car washed.)
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cho7712Isn't it possible to consider washed as an adjective?(ex. I made my car washed.)No, it isn't.
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