1) One individual had a bullet as a child go right through the left temporal lobe. 2) I had my kids go to bed. I think ‘2)had’ is ‘commend’, but I don’t think ‘1)had’ is. then, What does ‘1)had’ mean? Answer You are correct about #2; had can mean “caused” or “commanded”. See definition 6 … Read more
He had the robot cleaned the house. I wanna know whether this sentence has any error for following meaning : He ordered the robot to stop on its operation. As following two have meaning like in the parentheses, He had the robot cleaned.(The robot was cleaned by him) He had the robot clean the house. … Read more
What is political tyranny, Plato has Sokrates ask in the Republic, if not the unjust rule of a man who himself is tyrannized by his basest desires? Is causative used in this sentence? I understand causative for example in this sentence: I’ll have him call for the parcel. I will use my authority or influence … Read more
I am asked to write on “things you want to have done”. My interpretation of that question is I have to write on things I want people do for me, not things I wish I had done in the past. Correct ? Most of the examples I found online presents sentences like this one : … Read more
Are you prepared to bear the risks during transportation but have the seller organise and pay for transportation to the agreed place? What is the role of “have” in this sentence? I do not understand meaning of the second part of the sentence because of it. To which part of the sentence “organise” refers? Why … Read more
In a book A Clash of Kings from the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, I found this sentence and can’t understand the meaning of have had in it. I should have had him killed after he did the others. I understand the meaning of the sentence, but I can’t … Read more
I got a haircut yesterday because my hair was too long. While I had been thinking to have a SailorMoon’s iconic hairstyle, it reminded me of the question that I asked in an English class. (Aside: I am doing a part-time intermediate level English course. You know, I was expecting a native speaker, but ironically, … Read more
I would like to learn how can I rewrite the following sentence in the causative form. ” Mary asked Jamie to get her car to repaired” Can we say ” Mary had Jamie have/had her car repaired ” Thanks 🙂 Answer The answer to your question is tricky. The first example you give is ungrammatical, … Read more
I want to express at the beginning of the lesson that I hope that all my listeners will enjoy my speech. Can I use the causative structure? I hope I will have you enjoying this lecture. And what about this sentence: I hope I will have you enjoy the lesson. What is the difference between … Read more
From time to time I can hear native speakers talk in this way, say, “I will have somebody fix this up.” While I realize there exist contexts where the sentence is equal in meaning to the sentence “I will find somebody to fix this up.”, I do not handle such usage (the boldfaced) well. So … Read more
