Causative - passive

Causative

The passive

The passive causative focuses on the object rather than the subject of the sentence.

​Use a form of have + an object + a verb in past participle

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​We had our picture taken after the meeting

​They plan to have the offices painted next week

​Can she have her X-rays sent this morning?

​Remember: In the passive voice, a by phrase is used when knowing who did the action is important.

​We had the office painted last week. It looks great (no by phrase needed)

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​We're having the office painted by Royal Painting Services. They're the best!

​You can also form the passive causative with get, with no changes in meaning

​We got our picture taken

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Can you shorten it by about 3 inches?

• copying

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• haircut

• delivery

• dry-cleaning

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I need this sweater done a.s.a.p. It's urgent!

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• dry-cleaning

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• copying

• printing

• framing

• shoe repair

• dry-cleaning

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• copying

• printing

• framing

• shoe repair

• dry-cleaning