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Complete the event planner's frantic text message to her team about a billionaire's absurd party demands. Choose the correct option for each gap.
The solid gold statues need _________________________ before noon! Mr. Moneybags is worried his guests might _________________________ in the hedge maze, so we are having the entire pathway _________________________ with neon lasers. Plus, he somehow got the local mayor _________________________ as a giant penguin to greet everyone. Don't ask questions, just make it happen!
The correct answers are:
- polishing
- get lost
- illuminated
- to dress up
polishing: The verb need followed by a gerund (-ing form) has a passive meaning (The statues need polishing = The statues need to be polished).
get lost: This is a common get-passive/reflexive expression used for an adverse change of state or an accident.
illuminated: The causative have something done uses the past participle to indicate arranging for a service to be performed on an object.
to dress up: The active causative get someone to do something requires the full infinitive (to + verb), unlike have someone do something which uses the base verb.