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These two words get almost the same sense but can be get different interpretation. I saw a picture of the traveller Mike Horn who wrote behind his picture "Alone but not lonely". I think he wanted to say "i went in this special place alone, with my own way, but i'm not lonely because there are lots of animals and vegetables all around me, and i can feel it". So be lonely is a feeling, negative most of the time. You can feel good alone, for example i like to go to the cinema alone, but i don't feel lonely because other persons go the see the movie alone, or because i just have to watch the film, i don't need to speak with somebody... Twice a week i have English lesson alone but i'm not lonely because i talk to you behind my laptop.
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To MAKE someone DO something .../ To HAVE/GET something DONE ..
Let's compare :
1) Antony made his sister work.
2) Antony had his young sister driven home.
In sentence 1, the verb in the infinitive has an active meaning : The young sister has acted ! She has worked !
In sentence 2, the verb in the infinitive has a passive meaning: The young sister has endured the action ! She was driven home.
Once that distinction between active and passive has been made and understood, things are becoming much simpler !
The subject of the sentence and of the main verb (make) is initiating the action, but not doing it himself/herself.
In the United States, and in other countries, or regions, 'make' is often replaced by 'have' in that construction : He had his brother come too late.
The construction with 'to make', often implies a coercive nuance :
ex : I will make you work ! (= Otherwise you wouldn't !)
In the passive form, this construction needs a complete infinitive => to be made to do something
ex : He was made to hand over the money = He was forced to give the money back.
2) With a passive meaning use TO GET/HAVE something DONE : = Subject + get/have + object + past participle
ex : My parents got the living-room repainted.
ex : She had her hair cut.
In these two sentences, the actions were passive : The living-room was repainted. The hair was cut. The actions were reallyendured.
The attention is focused on the action and its result.
ex : Mom will have her dishwasher fixed because Dad can't do it himself.
ex : In my village, they had a new school built.
ex : I will have/get my car repaired as soon as I have enough money.
3) Many cases are exceptions ... (alas!) and will have to be learnt because they don't obey the 2 rules !
ex : to grow flowers or vegetables ; to keep somebody waiting ; to be run over (by a car); to get oneself invited ; and especially :
to make oneself understood/ heard/ obeyed/ respected ...
Now, it's your turn to decide whether you'll use one expression or the other in the following sentences ... Go for it !
4. Shouldn't I . It really looks old-fashioned.
5. That film was too sad. It her eyes out...
6. A road congestion late for that important meeting. Nothing could be done !
7. I need bookshelves : I'll by our handyman !
8. What do you think of our teacher's lessons ? They ! What a bore !...
9. This novel is excellent. It's a real page-turner... Why don't you ?
10. I don't want you punished... Therefore, I'll your room before
5. That film was too sad. It her eyes out...
6. A road congestion late for that important meeting. Nothing could be done !
7. I need bookshelves : I'll by our handyman !
8. What do you think of our teacher's lessons ? They ! What a bore !...
9. This novel is excellent. It's a real page-turner... Why don't you ?
10. I don't want you punished... Therefore, I'll your room before
Mom is back !
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