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Nik172 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
What type of grammar is this?
Hi, I need to identify the target structure for the sentance "I want to have my hair cut next week". Take note that the sentence is bolded so im not certain if im to focus on the surrounding words or not... the want and have being in the same sentance are confusing me. Any help is much needed! Thanks!
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TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE is a structure called CAUSATIVE HAVE . You can also use get instead of have, and it would be CAUSATIVE GET. You use it every time when you have another person do something for you.
- TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE is a structure called CAUSATIVE HAVE .
- You can also use get instead of have, and it would be CAUSATIVE GET.
- You use it every time when you have another person do something for you.
- You can use it in all tenses.
- For example: I had/got my hair cut yesterday.
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TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE is a structure called CAUSATIVE HAVE.
You can also use get instead of have, and it would be CAUSATIVE GET.
You use it every time when you have another person do something for you. You can use it in all tenses. For example:
I had/got my hair cut yesterday.
I will have/get my hair cut tomorrow.
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You can also use get instead of have, and it would be CAUSATIVE GET.
You use it every time when you have another person do something for you. You can use it in all tenses. For example:
I had/got my hair cut yesterday.
I will have/get my hair cut tomorrow.
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Thank you very much Alma! I had thought it was Causative Have at one point wasn't entirely sure. One other thing I have no idea about is it's phonology! There no mention of phonology in my grammar books and have hit dead ends online. Do you know anything about the phonology of a causative have?
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You're welcome.
I am not quite sure I understand what you refer to when you say "the phonology of a causative have". As far as I know there are no phonologic alternations in this structure.
I hope somebody more competent can answer this question.
I am not quite sure I understand what you refer to when you say "the phonology of a causative have". As far as I know there are no phonologic alternations in this structure.
I hope somebody more competent can answer this question.
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If you referred to the pronunciation of "causative", then it is /k?z?t?v/. 
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My question doesn't even make sense, sorry for that. I actually meant what is the phonology (intonation, weak form, stress) of the sentance I want to have my hair cut next week.
I'm new to the CELTA course and it's alot to take in!
I'm new to the CELTA course and it's alot to take in!
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I never came across that information. I think it has the intonation you choose to give it. You stress the most important word or the most important piece of information.
If in sentence "I want to have my haircut today" the most important information is that it is today that you want to have your hair cut (and not tomorrow), then you would stress today rather than anything else.
If in sentence "I want to have my haircut today" the most important information is that it is today that you want to have your hair cut (and not tomorrow), then you would stress today rather than anything else.
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