Causative verbs and structures
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
This sentence:
He obliged the work done by her. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be He obliged her to do the work.
- Wrong. It should be He obliged her do the work.
This sentence:
He made the work done by me. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be He made me do the work.
- Wrong. It should be He made me to do the work.
This sentence:
They got the work by John done. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be They got the work done by John.
- Wrong. It should be They got by John the work done.
This sentence:
The garden got watered. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be The garden was watered.
- Wrong. It should be The garden had watered.
This sentence:
The Managing Director had the new brochure designed and printed by a firm in London. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be The Managing Director got the new brochure designed and printed by a firm in London.
- Wrong. It should be The Managing Director let the new brochure designed and printed by a firm in London.
This sentence:
The police marched the man into the station. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be The police made the man march into the station.
- Wrong. It should be The police had marched the man into the station.
This sentence:
She suddenly had her foot stuck. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be She suddenly got her foot stuck.
- Wrong. It should be She suddenly was her foot stuck.
This sentence:
They hadn't the work done by her. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be They didn't have the work done by her.
- Wrong. It should be They hadn't got the work done by her.
This sentence:
The teacher had them do the exercise again. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be The teacher made them do the exercise again.
- Wrong. It should be The teacher had them to do the exercise again.
This sentence:
He avoided being arrested for the accident by having his car stolen and taken abroad. is
- Correct.
- Wrong. It should be He avoided being arrested for the accident by making his car be stolen and taken abroad.
- Wrong. It should be He avoided being arrested for the accident by to have his car stolen and taken abroad.