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Causative Worksheet
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Fill in the spaces using the prompts given. The first one has been done for you as an example.
1. I went to the hairdresser's this morning to HAVE MY HAIR CUT. (hair/cut)
2. You should take your car to the mechanic to HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED. (brakes/repair)
3. For their wedding anniversary, Mary HAD A BIG CAKE MADE which they ate at a large party. (big cake/make)
4. I have to HAVE MY COMPUTER REPAIRED, otherwise I can't work on my thesis. (computer/repair)
5. "Did John repair your roof?" "No, we HAD IT DONE BY A BUILDER that he knows." (it/do/builder)
6. We HAD OUR STATUE VALUED BY AN ART EXPERT and he said it was worth over a thousand dollars. (statue/value/art expert)
7. We should HAVE THE POOL CLEANED before the summer begins. It's looking dirty. (pool/clean)
8. The local council want all dog owners to HAVE THEIR DOGS TAGGED to reduce the problem of strays. (dogs/tag)
9. I broke the heel on my shoe this morning and now I need to HAVE IT REPAIRED. (it/repair)
10. After the car accident, Cynthia HAD HER NOSE RESHAPED BY A FAMOUS PLASTIC SURGEON and looked as she did before. (nose/reshape/famous plastic surgeon)
