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Mitch Schwartz
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The usage is correct, but it's unclear which part you are calling into question.

At the top-level we are using the word "can" (which is a modal verb, aka modal auxiliary) in a typical fashion: "I am eating cake" -> "I can eat cake" is analogous to "I am having it mailed to you" -> "I can have it mailed to you."

Within the sentence "I am having it mailed to you" there is a structure whose name I don't know. Compare with "I am letting him speak to you" and "I am watching you speak to her."

EDIT: The sentence "I am having it mailed to you" gets its structure from the fact that "have" is a causative verb. It would seem that "let" is a causative verb but "watch" is not. I am trying to see what we might call "watch" in the above context.

EDIT 2: The verb "watch" is a verb of perception.

The usage is correct, but it's unclear which part you are calling into question.

At the top-level we are using the word "can" in a typical fashion: "I am eating cake" -> "I can eat cake" is analogous to "I am having it mailed to you" -> "I can have it mailed to you."

Within the sentence "I am having it mailed to you" there is a structure whose name I don't know. Compare with "I am letting him speak to you" and "I am watching you speak to her."

The usage is correct, but it's unclear which part you are calling into question.

At the top-level we are using the word "can" (which is a modal verb, aka modal auxiliary) in a typical fashion: "I am eating cake" -> "I can eat cake" is analogous to "I am having it mailed to you" -> "I can have it mailed to you."

Within the sentence "I am having it mailed to you" there is a structure whose name I don't know. Compare with "I am letting him speak to you" and "I am watching you speak to her."

EDIT: The sentence "I am having it mailed to you" gets its structure from the fact that "have" is a causative verb. It would seem that "let" is a causative verb but "watch" is not. I am trying to see what we might call "watch" in the above context.

EDIT 2: The verb "watch" is a verb of perception.

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Mitch Schwartz
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The usage is correct, but it's unclear which part you are calling into question.

At the top-level we are using the word "can" in a typical fashion: "I am eating cake" -> "I can eat cake" is analogous to "I am having it mailed to you" -> "I can have it mailed to you."

Within the sentence "I am having it mailed to you" there is a structure whose name I don't know. Compare with "I am letting him speak to you" and "I am watching you speak to her."