"I had my hair cut by a barber." Is that sentence grammatical?

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I had my hair cut by a barber.

Is that sentence grammatical?

Can we add the by-phrase "by a barber" to the construction subject + have + something + done?

Yes, that's fine.
– Mohd Zulkanien Sarbini
Commented Apr 14, 2021 at 3:32 — Mohd Zulkanien Sarbini, Commented Apr 14, 2021 at 3:32

Seowjooheng Singapore · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-14 05:04:11Z

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I had my hair cut by a barber.

I had my hair cut.

Both examples are grammatical. The phrase by a barber can be implied.

answered Apr 14, 2021 at 5:04

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I had my hair cut by a blind man, as you can see.
– Michael Harvey
Commented Apr 14, 2021 at 6:48

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