#2 (permalink) Sun May 21, 2006 10:35 am Where is causitive: Shah Jehan got Taj Mahal built in me |
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Hi Ashley
Regarding sentence 1:
I would say "the Taj Mahal".
"Shah Jehan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife." ---> I would consider this sentence to be OK, even though Shah Jehan didn't build the Taj Mahal himself. People who read this sentence would understand this. To be very grammatically precise, then I would say: "Shah Jehan had the Taj Mahal built in memory of his wife."
Using the word "got" instead of "had" would be extremely informal. I would not use "got" in this sentence.
Regarding sentence 2:
"You better" is also informal spoken English (and is a grammar mistake). The correct form is "You'd better" ("You had better").
"You'd better cut your hair" technically means that you should cut your hair yourself.
"You'd better get your hair cut." means that somebody else should cut your hair. "You'd better have your hair cut.", means the same thing, but this would be more formal.
Amy _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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