What does “to have someone do something” really mean?
As a native Portuguese speaker, it’s kind of hard for me to understand what the structure “to have someone do something” means. I had him pick me up
at school yesterday. But he is pretty stupid. What is his purpose?
What is different from the “He picked me up at school yesterday “? We are friends. What is the difference between being a consumer and being a company?
How do I get someone to fix my car?
Am I saying I will pay someone, or I’m just saying someone is coming to do the job and not pay me?
How do you know about these cliffhangers?
Why do NP1 have NP2 infinitive VP is a causative construction?
(Note there is no to on the infinitive in this construction.)
This construction means that NP1 causes this construction means that NP2 does whatever the infinitive verb Phrase is.
How did the sentence get
- the point: “I had him pick me up at school. I cannot’t see…
I arranged for him to pick me up at school today in some (unspecified) way. The meaning is that I arranged for him to pick me up at school at some (unspecified) time today in some (unspecified) way.
It’s normal for
- a car to need some repair. My car was going by the fix, and if it was because of a broken wire, I will drive to a different place using my car.
The speaker is committing to the arranging for someone to fix their car.
Tomorrow will modify either will have (tomorrow is the day to arrange it), or it can
modify fix (tomorrow is the day to fix the car). What is attachment ambiguity?
Why do NP1 have NP2 infinitive VP is a causative construction?
(Note there is no to on the infinitive in this construction.)
This construction means that NP1 causes this construction means that NP2 does whatever the infinitive verb Phrase is.
How did the sentence get
- the point: “I had him pick me up at school. I cannot’t see…
I arranged for him to pick me up at school today in some (unspecified) way. The meaning is that I arranged for him to pick me up at school at some (unspecified) time today in some (unspecified) way.
It’s normal for
- a car to need some repair. My car was going by the fix, and if it was because of a broken wire, I will drive to a different place using my car.
The speaker is committing to the arranging for someone to fix their car.
Tomorrow will modify either will have (tomorrow is the day to arrange it), or it can
modify fix (tomorrow is the day to fix the car). What is attachment ambiguity?
How does structure get a view of who participated in an action rather than the decision itself?
My car broke down – I couldn’t repair it – I wanted a mechanic to repair it Example: I always pick up my son from school – yesterday
I got stuck in a traffic jam – I called my friend to pick him up for me – I had to have my friend pick up my son from school 2 days before I was due to leave.
How does structure get a view of who participated in an action rather than the decision itself?
My car broke down – I couldn’t repair it – I wanted a mechanic to repair it Example: I always pick up my son from school – yesterday
I got stuck in a traffic jam – I called my friend to pick him up for me – I had to have my friend pick up my son from school 2 days before I was due to leave.
How does structure get a view of who participated in an action rather than the decision itself?
My car broke down – I couldn’t repair it – I wanted a mechanic to repair it Example: I always pick up my son from school – yesterday
I got stuck in a traffic jam – I called my friend to pick him up for me – I had to have my friend pick up my son from school 2 days before I was due to leave.
