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Quote susan53 Hi Michèle,
The action is in some way caused by you. That's why you can say I couldn't get the boat to move (correct) but not I couldn't have the boat move (incorrect). Boats can't move voluntarily, so it doesn't make sense. In essence you are saying "Whatever we did it didn't cause the boat to move" and so "get" is necessary. |
thanks Sue, you really answered my question which was not very clear i must admit!!