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happy9527673
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make, have, let, get, help

Post by happy9527673 » Tue May 10, 2005 11:06 pm

I made him repair my car.
I had him repair my car.
I let him repair my car.
I got him repair my car.
I got him to repair my car.
I helped him repair my car.
I helped him to repair my car.

could somebody let me know if there are any sentence that is not correct gramatically?

Many thanks~
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Re: make, have, let, get, help

Post by Lorikeet » Wed May 11, 2005 12:16 am

happy9527673 wrote:I made him repair my car.
I had him repair my car.
I let him repair my car.
I got him repair my car.
I got him to repair my car.
I helped him repair my car.
I helped him to repair my car.

could somebody let me know if there are any sentence that is not correct gramatically?

Many thanks~
For me, "I got him repair my car." is not correct.
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Re: make, have, let, get, help

Post by Lorikeet » Wed May 11, 2005 12:20 am

Ugh doubleposted :p
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Post by Andrew Patterson » Wed May 11, 2005 7:57 am

Lorikeet wrote:
For me, "I got him repair my car." is not correct.
This could be either:
I got him to repair my car, or
I got my car repaired.
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