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Answer — Exercise 8

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Question

Read the sentences above. Which suggests that the action is done by another person? How do we form the causative?

Answer

Paul is having his portrait painted.

We form the causative with the verb have+ object + past participle of the main verb. We can also use 'get' instead of 'have'.