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Hello Song,  Bebechinois:
Actually I’d like to know what’s the difference between " have sb. do sth.“(bare-infinitive) and " have sb. to do sth.”(to-infinitive). Bebechinois:
ex. 1. I have the family chauffeur drive me to school. - Does it mean that whenever I wanna go to school, the family chauffeur will drive me there. Sentence 1 suggests that you regularly ask/tell the family chauffeur to drive you to school. “Have sb. do sth” is a commonly used format. Bebechinois:
I have the family chauffeur to drive me to school. - Does it mean that it’s just an option, I may ask the family chauffeur to drive me to school, or I may not and walk to school.
Basically, yes. The addition of the word “to” suggests that the family chauffeur is available to you – an available option. You can ask the family chauffeur to drive you to school if needed or desired. “Have sb. to do sth” refers only to the availability of an option. You have someone available for a particular purpose. There is another example of this sort of wording here: Idiom “Have someone to sound off to” Bebechinois:
ex. 1. They made the systems produce new sounds. - Can I suppose that they actually did it. Yes, this basically means that the system made new sounds and they caused that to happen. Bebechinois:
They made the systems [color=blue]to produce new sounds. - It’s their desire.
They made the system [color=blue]in order to produce new sounds. With the addition of the word “to”, the sentence basically tells you the reason they made the system. “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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