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Mark: I can’t solve this problem. Can you show me how to do it?
Mrs. O.: It is better if you work it out yourself.
Summary: She ...
She made Mark solve the problem.
Don: I’m having trouble keeping up with the rest of the class.
Mrs. O.: My doors are open all day. Students can come by anytime for help.
Summary: She always ...
She always let him come by her office any time for help.
Mrs. O.: Your homework is a mess. I’d like you to do it over.
Robert: Oh, OK.
Summary: She ...
She had Robert do the homework again.
Delia: Can we use our calculators during the exam?
Mrs. O.: Absolutely not.
Summary: She ...
She let them use their calculators during the exam.
They checked my knee at the clinic. I ...
I had my knee checked at the clinic.
She has always brought lunch for me to my office. I ...
I have always had lunch brought to my office by her.
(Find the mistake.)
Yesterday, Allen’s father had him to go to the hair stylist with his little sister.
Yesterday, Allen’s father had him go to the hair stylist with his little sister.
(Find the mistake.)
Tomorrow, we will get his friend help us move the giant sofa.
Tomorrow, we will get his friend to help us move the giant sofa.
The dentist cleaned my teeth. I ...
I had the dentist clean my teeth.
The nurse took your temperature.
I...
I had the nurse take your temperature.
The teacher checked my writing. I ...
I got the teacher to check my writing.
Have you ______ the poster that I bought you _________ yet? (frame)
Have you got the poster that I bought you framed yet? (frame)
How did you _______ the doctor to make a house call? I haven't heard of a doctor actually going to a patient's house in years.
How did you get the doctor to make a house call? I haven't heard of a doctor actually going to a patient's house in years.
What you should do before an emergency occurs is to get your fire alarm ---- ,which will also make you feel safer. (fix)
What you should do before an emergency occurs is to get your fire alarm fixed that will also make you feel safer.
We didn't regret it but the teacher __________ us write to the headmaster to apologize for what we had done.
The teacher MADE us write to the headmaster to apologize for what we had done.
Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim __________ to class for him. The teacher didn't know the difference.
Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim to go to class for him. The teacher didn't know the difference.
