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Updated on 8 Feb 2023

hhoc2000

1 February

Korean

English (US)

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Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural?

- "I had him coming."
- "I had him crying laughing."

- "I made him coming."
- "I made him crying laughing."

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Kylabrown

1 February

English (US)

They are a little unnatural. A better way to say them would be:

-I made him come. (I think that it is what you are trying to say)
-I made him cry with laughter.

I hope that helped!

hhoc2000

1 February

Korean

Thank you
But what about the first two sentences?

- "I had him coming."
- "I had him crying laughing."

And do you mean they are ungrammatical in any situations?

Kylabrown

1 February

English (US)

Yes, they would be quite unnatural, the first one would be grammatically incorrect in any situation.

The second one is a matter of preference. The use of the double "ing" ("crying laughing") would not usually be said as the phrase is "crying with laughter". You would say crying laughing, although not the way you have written above as it would be, "I was crying laughing", but it would not be perceived as good English, and I personally would never say it that way.

hhoc2000

1 February

Korean

Hm then are these sentences grammatically correct and natural?

- "I made him laughing."
- "I had him laughing."

Kylabrown

1 February

English (US)

For the first one "I made him laugh" would be grammatically correct and natural.

As for the second one, there would be two ways:

-"I had him in stitches" -meaning he was laughing a lot because of something you said or did.
or
-"He was laughing"

While I understand where you are coming from with the second one, as in something you did caused him to laugh, it is not something you would hear a native speaker say.

hhoc2000

1 February

Korean

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Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural?

- "I had him coming."
- "I had him crying laughing."

- "I made him coming."
- "I made him crying laughing."

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They are a little unnatural. A better way to say them would be:-I made him come. (I think that it is what you are trying to say)-I made him cry with laughter. I hope that helped!

Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural?

- "I had him coming."
- "I had him crying laughing."

- "I made him coming."
- "I made him crying laughing."

They are a little unnatural. A better way to say them would be:

-I made him come. (I think that it is what you are trying to say)
-I made him cry with laughter.

I hope that helped!