English grammar causative verbs potx

Causative verb are used to indicate that one person causes a second person to do something.. Causative Verbs & Similar Structures1.. Make Make as a causative verb expresses the idea tha

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Causative verb are used to indicate that one person causes a second person to

do something Some causative verbs are get, make, have, let, order, want, cause, allow, help, keep,

force…

Definition

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Causative Verbs & Similar Structures

1 Make

Make as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person requires another person to do something

FORM: [make + person + verb]

Examples:

• A good soccer coach makes his team practice regularly.

• The commander made the soldiers march all

night in the rain.

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2 Have

Have as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person wants something to be done for them This causative verb is often used

when speaking about various services There are two forms of the causative verb 'have'.

Usage 1: (Active)

Subject + Have + Person + Base Form of Verb

Examples:

• They had John arrive early.

• She had her children cook dinner for her.

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2 Have

Usage 2 (Passive)

Subject + Have + Object + Past Participle

Examples:

• I had my hair cut last Saturday.

• She had the car washed at the weekend.

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3 Let

Let to allow someone to do something ; to

give permisson; to allow something to

happen

FORM: [let + person/thing + verb]

Examples:

• The parents let their children stay up late and

watch the movie.

• They let their dog sleep in their bed at night.

• They let the water tank empty so that they could clean it out.

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4 Get

Get to make someone do something with a

little persuasion; to convince; not as strong as make/have It uses the infinitive form of the verb (to + VERB), not the base form

FORM: [get + person/thing + to + verb]

Examples:

• Tom got his parents to buy him an iPod.

• She got the horse to relax.

• We got the manager to give us a discount.

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The active causative verbs

This is the basic structure of the active form, along with some more examples:

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The passive causative verbs

In the passive form, there is usually no agent The action verb is in the past participle, and the object comes before it:

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Exercises 1

1 Sam really wanted a dog, but his parents wouldn‘t

……… him have a pet.

2 Professor Vu ……… her students use a dictionary

while they were taking the test

3 Sally ……… me take off my shoes before I went into

her house She said she wanted to keep the carpet clean

4 Diane thinks television is a waste of time, so she

won't ……… her children watch TV

5 Mr Levine …… his secretary call Ms Jackson and

reconfirm their meeting on Thursday

let

lets had

let Has/makes

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