Causative Have and Get

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Causative Have and Get — Exercises

Rewrite using causative have or get

Rewrite using have or get + object + past participle.

1. A specialist checked the company's data security. (have)
   
2. An auditor reviewed their carbon footprint annually. (have)
   
3. Someone stole his laptop at the conference. (get)
   
4. A career coach is going to review her CV tomorrow. (have)
   

Complete with the correct causative form

Use have or get + the verb in brackets + past participle in the correct tense.

1. She (have / her proposal / approve) by the board last week.
   
2. We regularly (have / our digital footprint / audit) by a cybersecurity firm.
   
3. He (get / his work / reject) three times before it was accepted.
   
4. They (have / their carbon emissions / calculate) before publishing the report.
   
5. She is going to (get / her algorithm / test) by an external team.
   

Have or get? Choose and explain

Tap the better option for each context.

1. An auditor formally reviews the accounts each quarter.The company has / gets its accounts audited each quarter.
   (has / gets) 
2. Someone hacked his account — he didn't want this.He had / got his account hacked.
   (got / had) 
3. After a lot of effort, she convinced investors to fund her project.She finally had / got her project funded.
   (got / had) 

Causative Have and Get — Answer Key

Rewrite using causative have or get

1. Sample answer: The company had its data security checked by a specialist.
2. Sample answer: They had their carbon footprint reviewed by an auditor annually.
3. Sample answer: He got his laptop stolen at the conference.
4. Sample answer: She is going to have her CV reviewed by a career coach tomorrow.

Complete with the correct causative form

1. had her proposal approved
2. have our digital footprint audited
3. got his work rejected
4. had their carbon emissions calculated
5. have her algorithm tested

Have or get? Choose and explain

1. has
2. got
3. got