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Anonymous
02-12-2005, 03:23 AM
Are these all OK and natural?

1. We had what we (had) ordered delivered.
2. We had the clerk deliver what we (had) ordered.
3. At that time we were having the clerk deliver/delivering what we had ordered.
4. You need to have your roof fixed immediately before it [leaks, starts leaking].

Thanks.

Rusty
02-12-2005, 04:18 PM
Are these all OK and natural?

1. We had what we (had) ordered delivered.
2. We had the clerk deliver what we (had) ordered.
3. At that time we were having the clerk deliver/delivering what we had ordered.
4. You need to have your roof fixed immediately before it [leaks, starts leaking].

Thanks.

1. We had what we (had) ordered delivered. (Unnatural, although grammatically OK).
2. We had the clerk deliver what we (had) ordered. (Natural).
3. At that time we were having the clerk deliver <strike>/delivering</strike> what we had ordered.
4. You need to have your roof fixed immediately before it [leaks, starts leaking]. (OK).