When I had to leave town due to office work, I had my brother to give food to my dog twice a day.

Question

When I had to leave town due to office work, I had my brother to give food to my dog twice a day. Option 1: had my brother feed my dog Option 2: had my brother giving food to my dog Option 3: had my brother who fed my dog Option 4: had my brother to feed my dog

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This question tests causative verb construction with "have." When you "have someone do something," you're asking them to perform an action for you. The structure is: have + person + base form of verb (no "to"!). Think of it like giving a direct command through someone else. Example: "I had the mechanic fix my car" (not "to fix"). Option 1 → Correct! Uses proper causative structure: have + brother + feed. Option 2 → Wrong verb form; "giving" doesn't fit the causative pattern. Option 3 → Creates confusing relative clause; doesn't express the intended meaning. Option 4 → Incorrect; causative "have" never takes infinitive "to feed."

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