Learn English – Difference between “have” and “make”

grammarword-choice

I had the essay published in the school paper.
I made the essay published in the school paper.

Why I can't use "make" in the sentence ?

Best Answer

The two verbs take different kinds of object complements.

have something {clause headed by participle}

make something | someone {clause headed by bare infinitive}

He had the picture framed.

He has the rice cooking.

versus

The pollen made her eyes water.

The sad news made her cry.

The good news made her shout for joy.

P.S.

or

He made the spoon bend using telekinesis.

With respect to have someone {participle or bare infinitive}

He had him debriefed.

He had him laughing.

He had him count to ten backwards.

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