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miyoko71
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whats the right answer
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Michael has the gardener..........................................of everything. a-take care b-taking care c-to take care d-taken care I think- b- is the right answer.Do you agree with me? |
14 Apr 2017
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MoodyMoody
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As an American English speaker, a, b, and c all sound fine. D is wrong. There is a slight difference in meaning, though. A: The gardener does everything on a regular basis. B: The gardener is doing everything now. C: The purpose of the gardener is to do everything. D would need to have the auxiliary "have" to turn it into a present perfect: "The gardener has taken care of everything." |
14 Apr 2017
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yanogator
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I agree with MoodyMoody. A. Michael instructs/has instructed the gardener to take care of everything. B. The gardener is now taking care of everything, on Michael �s instruction. C. The gardener �s purpose in being employed by Michael is to take care of everything. So, all three are correct, but with different shades of meaning. Bruce |
14 Apr 2017
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Jayho
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In agreeance with MM and Bruce. But Miyoko71, you might be in a spot of bother if only one can be chosen. Was there any other information/context provided in the text? |
14 Apr 2017
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kodora
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The right answer is a)take care because the expression to have somebody do something is used to talk about activities performed by a known subject eg I will have Mike repair my car There is also to get somebody to do something which has a similar meaning but it is closer to persuade eg I must get dad to buy me a new computer You use to have somebody doing something to refer to the result you create and in the negative form to show that you won �t tolerate something eg He had us rolling with laughter, I won �t have you coming back so late at night Hope it helps Dora |
15 Apr 2017
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cunliffe
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I agree with kodora, for the reasons she states. You have somebody do something, or get somebody to do something. --- That �s if you have to choose only one option. Going through all the options, I also agree that MM �s observations are right. |
15 Apr 2017
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L. habach
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I agree with Kodora and Cunliffe |
15 Apr 2017
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yanogator
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Yes, if you have to have one answer, A is probably the intended one. Bruce |
15 Apr 2017
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marzouga
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yes ,me too,I �d choose letter A as the best answer. |
15 Apr 2017
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miyoko71
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thx to all of you.in fact we have to choose just one answer. I see it as the passive voice with -have-.Am I right? Thanks for your help. |
15 Apr 2017
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yanogator
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Not passive - causative Bruce |
15 Apr 2017
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