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causative verbs

Causative verbs in English include let, make, have, get, and help, which indicate that one subject causes another to perform an action. Each verb has specific grammatical structures, such as 'let + person + verb (base form)' for permission and 'have + person + verb (base form)' for assigning responsibility. Additionally, 'help' can be used with or without 'to', while 'allow' and 'permit' are more formal alternatives to 'let' but require 'to + verb'.

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causative verbs

Causative verbs in English include let, make, have, get, and help, which indicate that one subject causes another to perform an action. Each verb has specific grammatical structures, such as 'let + person + verb (base form)' for permission and 'have + person + verb (base form)' for assigning responsibility. Additionally, 'help' can be used with or without 'to', while 'allow' and 'permit' are more formal alternatives to 'let' but require 'to + verb'.

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The English verbs let, make, have, get, and
help are called causative verbs because tl1ey
cause sometl1ing else to l1appen.
How To Use Causative Verbs In English
Grammatical structure:
For111 : Let + person/thing + verb (base form)
LET= Permit Something To Happen
...+ I don't let my ]<ids watch violent movies.
.... She lets the food burn.
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HAVE = Give Someone Else the


Responsibility To Do Something
Form : have + person + verb (base form)
The businessman had his secretary mal<e
copies of the report.

Form : have + thing + past participle


I'm going to have my hair cut tomorrow
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M:AJ\E = Force Or Require Someone To Tal{e
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An Action
Form : malce + person + verb (base form)
► After Billy brol<e the neighbor's window,
his parents made him pay for it.
► The teacher made all the students rewrite
their papers, because the first drafts were
not acceptable.
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N11~ informal speech,w e often use
get in these cases:
Form : get + thing + past participle
• I'm going to get my
hair cut tomorrow.
• We're getting our
house painted this weekend.
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HE-1:P = Assist Someone ln Doing-
Something
Form : help + person + verb (base form)
Form : help + person + to + verb
Note: After "help," you can use "to" or not -
botl1 ways are correct. In general, the
form without "to" is more common:
• He helped me carry the boxes.
• He helped me to carry the boxes.
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--Note: Wl1en using the verbs force and
require, we must use to + verb.
Form : force/req11ire + person + to + verb +...
• The school requires the students to
wear uniforms.
"Require" often implies that there is a rule.
• The hijacl<er forced the pilots to take the
plane in a different direction.
''Force" often implies violence, threats; or
extremely strong pressure
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The
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more formal ways to say "let." However,
with
allow and permit, we use to+ verb:
Form : allow/permit + obj + to verb
• I don't allow my l<ids to watch violent
•
movies.
• Our boss doesn't permit us to
eat lunch at our desl<s.

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