Kinh nghiệm và mẹo toeic CAUSATIVE VERBS

A causative verb expresses a cause, for example blacken which means ‘to cause to become black’... STRATEGIES FOR CAUSATIVE VERB ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:  Does the subject of

CAUSATIVE VERBS

A causative verb expresses a cause, for example blacken which means ‘to cause to

become black’

STRATEGIES FOR CAUSATIVE

VERB ITEMS

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:

 Does the subject of the noun clause

that follows the causative verb perform

the action? If so, is the verb after that

noun clause the simple form, the infinitive form, or the present participle form of the verb?

INCORRECT [I had my coworker

helped me.]

CORRECT I had my coworker help me INCORRECT [I got my coworker help me.]

CORRECT I got my coworker to me.

INCORRECT [The supervisor had him stocked shelves all day.]

CORRECT The supervisor had him

stocking shelves all day

 Does the subject of the noun clause

that follows the causative verb receive the action? If so, is the verb after that noun

clause the past participle (-ed/-en) form of the verb?

INCORRECT Mr Watson wants the

report rewrote soon.]

CORRECT Mr Watson wants the report rewritten soon

STRUCTURES FOR CAUSATIVE VERBS

1 To have someone do sth (bare infi.)

Ex : I had my wife wash my clothes

2 To have sth done (p.p)

Ex 2: I had my clothes

washed (by my wife)

3 To have someone doing sth (V-ing)

Ex: I had him typing all day

4 To get someone to do sth (to Infi.)

Ex: I got him to finish that

before five.

5 To get sth done (p.p)

Ex: I got that finished (by

him).

7 To force someone to do sth (To Infi.)

Ex: We forced him to go out

8 To make/let someone do sth (bare infi.)

Ex: He made his son stay at home

To cause s.b to do s.th

1 The guard made the visitors at the gate.

(A) waiting

(B) waited

(C) to wait

(D) wait

1 The guard made the visitors at the gate.

(A) waiting

(B) waited

(C) to wait

(D) wait

2 My assistant wasn’t able to get his check because the bank was closed.

(A) cash

(B) cashed

(C) cashing

(D) cashes

To cash (a cheque/check) to

exchange a cheque/check for the amount of money that it is worth

2 My assistant wasn’t able to get his check because the bank was closed.

(A) cash

(B) cashed

(C) cashing

(D) cashes

3 Our company wants its customers

(A) satisfies

(B) satisfying

(C) satisfied

(D) satisfy

To satisfy [vn] (not used in the

progressive tenses) to make sb

pleased by doing or giving them

what they want: Nothing satisfies him—he’s always complaining

The proposed plan will not satisfy

Satisfactory (adj.)

3 Our company wants its customers

(A) satisfies

(B) satisfying

(C) satisfied

(D) satisfy

4 I’ll have my secretary for the package.

(A) will sign

(B) signs

(C) sign

(D) to sign

To sign to write your name on

a document, letter, etc to

show that you have written it, that you agree with what it

says, or that it is genuine:

[v, vn] Sign here, please Sign your name here, please

4 I’ll have my secretary for the package.

(A) will sign

(B) signs

(C) sign

(D) to sign

5 Before the prime minister

arrived, the police ordered the area

(A) clear

(B) cleared

(C) clearing

(D) be clear

To clear A (of B) | To clear B (from/off A) to remove sth

that is not wanted or needed from a place

5 Before the prime minister

arrived, the police ordered the area

(A) clear

(B) cleared

(C) clearing

(D) be clear

6 We forced our competitors their prices

(A) to lower

(B) lower

(C) lowered

(D) lowering

Competitor (n) a person or an organization that competes

against others, especially in

business: our main / major

competitor

To lower to reduce sth or to

become less in value, quality,

etc.: [vn] He lowered his voice

to a whisper This drug is used

to lower blood pressure   OPP 

To raise

6 We forced our competitors their prices

(A) to lower

(B) lower

(C) lowered

(D) lowering

7 With some effort, Ms

Manson got her schedule (A) to change

(B) changed

(C) change

(D) changing

7 With some effort, Ms

Manson got her schedule (A) to change

(B) changed

(C) change

(D) changing

8 The boss had me all of last month’s sales figures

(A) to check

(B) checked

(C) checking

(D) checks

8 The boss had me all of last month’s sales figures

(A) to check

(B) checked

(C) checking

(D) checks

9 The airport guard made

us our pockets at the

To empty sth (out/out of sth)|To empty sth (of sth) to remove

everything that is in a container, etc.:

I emptied out my pockets but

could not find my keys

To empty (out) to become empty: The tank empties out in five

minutes

9 The airport guard made

us our pockets at the

10 The architects want all the hallways

(A) widen

(B) widened

(C) widening

(D) to widen

1 To widen to become wider; to make sth

wider: [v] Her eyes

widened in surprise.

2 to become larger in degree or range; to

make sth larger in

degree or range: [v]

the widening gap

between rich and poor

10 The architects want all the hallways

(A) widen

(B) widened

(C) widening

(D) to widen

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