Causatives: Choosing between Make, Get & Have

I made him do it
This construction means some form of force is used. It implies some resistance or the result is somehow against the subjects will.

I twisted his arm and made him drop his gun
The bank robber made us all lie on the floor.
The explosion made Mary jump.

I got him to do it
This construction is usually a question of pursuasion. It is used when it is necessary to convince someone to do something, or to trick someone into doing something.

How did you get the boss to give you a rise?
I forgot my key and had to get a neighbour to open the front door for me.
Mary is very credulous. You can get her to believe anything.

I had him do it.
This construction concerns an exercise of authority. It is best used when someone in authority instructs someone under him. It includes things like client relationships where the client is the authority. (The customer is always right!)

The ugly sisters and their mother had Cinderella do all the housework.
Thirty years ago most bosses had their secretaries type all their letters.
Have the hostess bring me another drink please.

There are examples where all three could be considered appropriate:

The hypnotist made his subject bark like a dog.
(The speaker sees it as a form of force used against someone)

The hypnotist got his subject to bark like a dog.
(The speaker sees hypnotism as a form of pursasion or trickery)

The hypnotist had his subject bark like a dog.
(The speaker sees the hypnotist as in a master/slave relationship.)

In this exercise sometimes two answers could be right if you imagine a specific context. The correct answers are the most natural in the contexts provided.

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