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Oerwahfm Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Pls correct my sentence

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I have Obama read Audacity of Hope book for me. (read, in past participle) Or
I have Obama reads Audacity of Hope book for me.

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Neither seems semantically reasonable unless Barack is a personal friend of yours or has the time to read his own book to strangers. Could you try again with both sentences, please?

— Mister Micawber

  • Neither seems semantically reasonable unless Barack is a personal friend of yours or has the time to read his own book to strangers.
  • Could you try again with both sentences, please?
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Neither seems semantically reasonable unless Barack is a personal friend of yours or has the time to read his own book to strangers. Could you try again with both sentences, please?
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lol

I just want to tell to a friend that I have Audacity of Hope in audiobook format. So, I actually listen to the book.
I have Obama read it for me.

or

I have Obama reads it for me.

or maybe

I have Obama reading it for me.

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OK. You can use either of these:

I have Obama read it for me. (= He reads it to me because I ask him to do that.)
I have Obama reading it for me. (= He is reading it for me now / these days)
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