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1 Replace the phrase underlined with the structure have something done.a. I didnt recognise Sheila. The hairdressers dyed her hair.

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b. Ive been getting a lot of annoying phone calls, so the telephone company is going to change my

number.

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c. Gabrielle broke her leg six eeks ago but shes much better no. In fact the doctors ill be taking the

plaster off tomorro.

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d. Since !on made a lot of money, hes not content ith this little cottage, so an architects designed

him a fine ne house.

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e. This room gets too hot hen the sun shines so Im getting someone to fit blinds on the indos.

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f. I heard that "rs Green didnt trust her husband so she hired a detective to follo him.

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g. #e dont really kno hat Shakespeare looked like. I ish he had asked someone to paint his portrait

before he died.

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h. "y sister had alays been self$conscious about her nose so she decided to go to a clinic for an

operation hich ill straighten it.

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2 Read the situations and make sentences using a causative structure.

a. There as a bank robbery at the bank this morning.

The robbers make the staff lie floor.

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b. It as the first time she asked her mother to comb her hair.

She never have hair comb before.

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c. Sams parents alays tell him to clean his boots.

%e alays make clean shoes.

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d. I couldnt repair my car by myself and I needed it last eek.

I have to get mechanic repair it.

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e. The cruel teachers dont allo the students to drink or take drugs.

The cruel teachers not let the students drink or take drugs.

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f. The old man is going to receive a letter that looks like a letter$bomb and he doesnt ant to open it.

The old husband get the letter$bomb open.

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a. Sheila has had her hair dyed.

b. Im going to have my number changed. & Ive had my number changed.

c. Gabrielle ill have the plaster taken off tomorro. & Gabrielle ill be having the plaster taken off

tomorro.

d. !on had a fine ne house designed.

e. Im having blinds fitted on the indos.

f. "rs Green had her husband/himfolloed.

g. I ish he had had his portrait painted.

h. She decided to have it straightened. & She ill have it straightened.

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a. The robbers made the staff lie on the floor.

b. She had never had her hair combed before.

c. %e is alays made to clean his shoes.

d. I had to get a mechanic to repair it.

e. The cruel teachers dont let the students drink or take drugs.

f. The old husband ill get the letter$bomb opened.

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