Something had me do or Something had me doing something else?
I'm editing a short story and I stumbled upon a problem. I frequently use structures like:
Agony had my insides convulsing.
Defeat had me slumping into a chair.
Fear had my body shaking.
My questions is, are these sentences correct or should they sound like this:
Agony had my insides convulse.
Defeat had me slump into a chair.
Fear had my body shake.
grammar causative-verbs
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I'm editing a short story and I stumbled upon a problem. I frequently use structures like:
Agony had my insides convulsing.
Defeat had me slumping into a chair.
Fear had my body shaking.
My questions is, are these sentences correct or should they sound like this:
Agony had my insides convulse.
Defeat had me slump into a chair.
Fear had my body shake.
grammar causative-verbs
asked 5 hours ago
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In the second set, "had" doesn't work for me. I'd use "made" or something similar.
– ralph.m
4 hours ago
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I'm editing a short story and I stumbled upon a problem. I frequently use structures like:
Agony had my insides convulsing.
Defeat had me slumping into a chair.
Fear had my body shaking.
My questions is, are these sentences correct or should they sound like this:
Agony had my insides convulse.
Defeat had me slump into a chair.
Fear had my body shake.
grammar causative-verbs
asked 5 hours ago
MihaelaP
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I'm editing a short story and I stumbled upon a problem. I frequently use structures like:
Agony had my insides convulsing.
Defeat had me slumping into a chair.
Fear had my body shaking.
My questions is, are these sentences correct or should they sound like this:
Agony had my insides convulse.
Defeat had me slump into a chair.
Fear had my body shake.
grammar causative-verbs
grammar causative-verbs
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In the second set, "had" doesn't work for me. I'd use "made" or something similar.
– ralph.m
4 hours ago
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In the second set, "had" doesn't work for me. I'd use "made" or something similar.
– ralph.m
4 hours ago
In the second set, "had" doesn't work for me. I'd use "made" or something similar.
– ralph.m
4 hours ago
In the second set, "had" doesn't work for me. I'd use "made" or something similar.
– ralph.m
4 hours ago
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In the second set, "had" doesn't work for me. I'd use "made" or something similar.
– ralph.m
4 hours ago