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Using 'get' and 'have'
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Claire
got
her arm x-rayed. She
had
her temperature taken. She
got
her arm put in a cast. |
Have
and
get
can be used in the passive as causatives. In this form, there is no great difference in meaning between
get
and
have
.
Use:
get/have + object + past participle
.
>>
Claire
had
her arm x-rayed.
>>
Claire
got
her arm x-rayed.
Both sentences mean about the same: Claire caused her arm to be x-rayed by Dr. Green.
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