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Vts nair Posted 11 years ago
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Setting up a company is the easy part. Getting it work is what really tests the management skills

Setting up a company is the easy part.'Getting/Making' it work is what really tests the management skills. Which one is right and why the other one is wrong?
  

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These are correct: Making it work is what really tests the management skills. Getting it to work is what really tests the management skills. Make is a causative verb.

  • These are correct: Making it work is what really tests the management skills.
  • Getting it to work is what really tests the management skills.
  • Make is a causative verb.
  • It is followed by the bare infinitive.
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These are correct:

Making it work is what really tests the management skills.
Getting it to work is what really tests the management skills.

Make is a causative verb. It is followed by the bare infinitive.

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