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The above sentences are in causative structures. Causative
structures indicate that one thing or person causes another

thing or person to do or to be something.

Have, make and get in the above sentences are used as
causative verbs.

Know the following structures of causative verbs.

a. s + have/make + agent is followed by a bare infinitive (v1)
b. s + get + agent is followed by a to infinitive (to+v1)

c. s + have/get + object is followed by a past participle (v3)

3.2. Choose the correct causative verb from the bracket to complete

the given sentences.

a. I (got/has/made) my cousin peel off the pomegranate.

b. She (has/gets/made) the boy to drop her to the office.
c. I (have/makes/get) my pants stitched by Ramu Darji.

d. The broker (had/makes/got) his accountant bring his brief

case yesterday.
e. Malati (will make/has got/have) her brother admitted in a

nursery school.

3.3. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
sentences.

a. They got a man (climb/to climb/climbed) up the big tree.
b. I will make you (clean/to clean/cleaned) the room.

c. He had his factory (repair/to repair/repaired).
d. I have my secretary (place/to place/placed) the order.

e. The shopkeeper got all his umbrellas (sell/to sell/sold).

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