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Get SB To Do SMTH X Have SB Do SMTH
Get SB To Do SMTH X Have SB Do SMTH
Get SB To Do SMTH X Have SB Do SMTH
This structure is used when you are persuading, convincing, or causing someone to take action. It implies
that you are actively involved in getting them to do it.
In this case, you persuaded or convinced your friend to assist you with your homework.
Here, she used persuasion or influence to make her son clean his room.
This structure is used when you arrange for or instruct someone to perform a task or action on your
behalf. It implies that you are delegating the responsibility to them.
In this case, you arranged for a photographer to take the family portrait.
Key differences:
"Have someone do something" emphasizes that you are delegating a task to someone, and they
are responsible for carrying it out.