Causative Verbs Fill In The Blanks Quiz

The correct answer is "I got my hair dyed" because it correctly uses the past participle form of the verb "dye" after the auxiliary verb "got". This construction is commonly used to indicate that someone had their hair professionally colored or treated.

The given sentence is in the past tense, and the verb "get" is used to indicate an action that was completed in the past. Therefore, the correct usage of the verb in this sentence is "got." Additionally, the sentence structure is rearranged to place the verb before the object, resulting in the correct sentence "I got my teeth checked."

The given sentence is in the active voice, where the subject performs the action. To rewrite it in the correct form, we need to change it to the passive voice, where the subject receives the action. In the given answer, "I" is the subject who got someone else (my husband) to perform the action of looking after the children. Therefore, the correct form is "I got my husband to look after the children."

The original sentence "I washed my car" is written in the active voice, where the subject performs the action. However, the given answer "I had my car washed" is written in the passive voice, where the subject receives the action. In this case, the subject "I" arranged or instructed someone to wash the car, and the car is the object that received the action. Therefore, the correct usage of the verb "had" in the sentence indicates that the subject caused someone else to wash their car.

The original sentence is in the active voice, stating that the kids went to bed early. The correct answer rewrites the sentence in the passive voice, indicating that the parents made the kids go to bed early. This transformation emphasizes the action of the parents in causing the kids to go to bed early.

The original sentence in the active voice states that "The mechanic fixed the brakes." In order to rewrite this sentence in the passive voice, we need to use the verb "get" in the past tense, followed by the subject "we" and the past participle form of the verb "fix." Therefore, the correct answer is "We got the mechanic to fix the brakes."

The correct answer is "I am having the money sent." This sentence uses the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action of having the money sent. The verb "having" is used to show that the subject is causing someone else to send the money. This construction implies that the subject is actively involved in the process of sending the money.

The correct answer is "We had the mechanic fix the brakes." This sentence is in the past tense and uses the construction "had + object + verb" to indicate that the action of fixing the brakes was completed by someone else (the mechanic) at our request.

The correct answer is "We have had the roof repaired." This sentence is a correct usage of the verb "get" in the context of repairing the roof. The phrase "have had" implies that the action of repairing the roof was completed in the past and it was done by someone else. This construction is commonly used to express that someone arranged for a service to be done, in this case, the roof repair.

The original sentence "I sent the money" is in the past tense, indicating that the action of sending the money has already been completed. The correct answer "I had the money checked" uses the past perfect tense, indicating that the action of having the money checked occurred before the action of sending the money. This suggests that the speaker had the money checked before they sent it.