Causatives Arranged by Aswarini Causative Verbs The causative

Causatives Arranged by Aswarini

Causative Verbs • The causative verbs are used to indicate that one person cause a second person to do something. • One can cause someone to do something by paying, asking or forcing. • The causative verbs are: have, get, and make

Have/Get • Have and get can be followed by active and passive form

Have + active form • S + have + O + verb 1 • Example: • • Mom has me cook on the weekend. (I cook = active) John had Ted wash his car. (Ted washes = active)

Get + active form • S + get + O + to + Verb 1 • Example: • • Mom gets me to cook on the weekend. (I cook = active) John got Ted to wash his car. (Ted washes = active)

Have/get (passive) • S + have/get + O + Verb 3 • Examples: • • • Mary has her clothes cleaned at the drycleaners. Diana gets her cat fed by her sister. James got his paper typed by a friend.

What’s the difference? • James had his friend type his paper. • James had his paper typed by his friend.

Exercise 1. The teacher had the class ………………… a research paper. (write) 2. Mrs. Crane had her house ………………… (paint) 3. We had a photographer ………………… pictures us. (take) 4. I need to get my suit ………………… (clean) 5. I got Mary ………………… me some money. (lend)

Make • Make can only be followed by active form • Make is stronger than have/get. It means force

Make + active form • S + make + O + Verb 1 • Examples: • • The teacher makes the children stay in their seats. Johnny made his brother be quiet in the teather.

• Source: Cliff’s TOEFL Preparation Guide