Definition of Causative :
·
effective or operating as a cause or agent
<causative bacteria of cholera>
·
expressing causation; specifically : being a linguistic form that indicates that
the subject causes an act to be performed or a condition to come into being
Pattern :
v
have + object + verb 3 past participle - have
something done
v
have + object + infinitive - have someone do
something
Examples :
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They had their car repaired.
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They arranged for someone to repair it.
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They repaired their car.
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They did it themselves.
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I had my hair cut yesterday.
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I went to the hairdresser
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I cut my hair yesterday.
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I cut it myself.
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Bill had his money stolen.
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I had my assistant type the report.
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I'll have my lawyer look into it.
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A virus was found to be the causative agent of
smallpox.
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