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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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what's the meaning of "had the king executed"

The whole sentence is:
The war ended in 1649 when Oliver Cromwell, a leading Paraliamentarian, had the King executed and became leader of the country.
  

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'....ordered the King to be killed...'
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The verb "have" here is an example of a causative verb.

Examples:
We will have our house painted next week.
She had the mechanic fix her car.

Read more here:

http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/let.html
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Hi AlpheccaStars,

Thank you very much for sharing the grammar website. By the way, does any other website similar to the website include some grammar and exercises about adjunct and adverbial adjuct?
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Here is a good resource: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adverbs.htm

Scroll down the page for the paragraph on adjuncts.

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