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Yolanda Regita Cahyani
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GROUP 4

·         CAUSATIVE VERB

1.        Let

That someone or thing has allowed or allowed the main person to perform an activity.

Grammatical structure: LET + PERSON/THING + VERB

Examples :

-          My mother let me drive my new bike.

-          I don’t let my daughter say dirty words.

*Note: The verbs allow and permit are more formal ways to say “let.”

            However, with allow and permit, we use to + verb:

-          Teacher doesn’t permit us to eat lunch at computer lab.

-          I don’t allow my daughter to say dirty words.

2.        Make

Activity the person does is because require or something force the person to do it.

Grammatical structure: MAKE + PERSON + VERB

Examples :

-          My parents made me eat vegetables that I hate.

-          After crashing Nanda’s car, his parents made me responsible for it.

3.        Have

Have can be used in active  or passive form. Give someone else the responsibility to do something.

Active

Grammatical structure: HAVE + PERSON + VERB

Examples :

-          I have him clean my shoes.

Passive

Grammatical structure: HAVE + THING + PAST PARTICIPLE OF VERB

Examples :

-          Nanda had the shoes cleaned.

4.        Get

Convince or encourage someone to do something.

Grammatical structure: GET + PERSON + TO + VERB

Examples :

-          I was busy with my homework, I  got my brother to buy a book in store.

5.      Help

Assist someone in doing something.

Grammatical structure:

HELP + PERSON + VERB

HELP + PERSON + TO + VERB

Examples :

-          She helped me wash the shoes.

-          She helped me to wash the shoes.

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