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Causative Form (Active and Passive Causative)
Causative Form, Active and Passive
In English, the causative form is used when we don't do someting ourselves, instead we arrange for someone else to do it for us.There are two kinds of causative structure:
- Active Causative
- Passive Causative
A. Active Causative
Verbs that take active forms of causative are Let, Make, Have, and GetLet
Let is used when we want to allow someone to do something.let | agent | verb |
Example:
She lets me borrow her book.
let | agent | verb | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
She | lets | me | borrow | her book. |
Make
Make is used when we want to force someone to do something.make | agent | verb |
Example:
My mother makes me do my home work.
make | agent | verb | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
My mother | makes | me | do | my homework. |
Have
Have is used when we want to give someone the responsbility to do something.have | agent | verb |
Example:
My English teacher has me do the homework in a week.
have/has | agent | verb | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
My English teacher | has | me | do | the home work in a week. |
Get
Get is used when we want to convince to do something or to trick someone into doing something.get | agent | to | verb |
Example:
My friends get me to take the test.
get | agent | to | verb | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
My friends | get | me | to | take | the quiz. |
Get vs. Have
Sometimes "get someone to do something" is interchangeable with "have someone do something," but these expressions do not mean exactly the same thing.Examples:
My friends get me to take the test.It can be meant that I am actually not encouraged to take the test, but my friends convince me to take that.
My friends have me take the test.It means that my friends ask me to take the quiz.
B. Passive Causative
There are two verbs generally used in the passive causative form; they are Have and Get. In addition, there is usually no agent in this form; it's not like in active form which has the agent. The action verb is in the past participle, and the object comes before it. The difference between have and get in this passive causative form is the same like in active causative form explained aboved.Subject | Have/Get | Object | Past Participle |
Examples:
- I ask someone to fix my car.
= I have my car fixed. - She asked John to wash the plate.
= She got the plate washed.
Subject | Get | Object (personal noun) | to | verb |
In addition, modal auxiliary verbs may be used with the causative sentence structure. Most often, modals express a suggestion by the speaker, such as:
- I get the house painted
- I get John to paint the house.
- You should have your hair cut.
- He should get his decision changed
- She will have the food cooked.
Need & Want
Need and want may be used in passive causative sentences. In some cases, the passive causative verb (had/got) may be dropped altogether.??- I need/want to have my hair cut.
- I need/want my hair cut.
That was the explanation about causative form in English, active and passive form. And below is your chance to challenge your knowledge about the causative form. Take the quiz, good luck and enjoy!! :D
Causative Quiz
Answer the following questions with the right answers!!- Wena will .......... by the dentist tomorrow.
- When .......... your new carpet fitted?
- He often .......... at the dry cleaner's.
- Mr. Wayan will .......... Sinta play with the laptop if she finishes her homework.
- I finally .......... the teacher to change his mind about punishment he gave to me.
- I would like to .......... for me, as I'm an awful cook.
- Sinta .......... her to do her homework as she gave up.
- .......... your newspaper delivered to your house every morning?
- Did someone .......... you wear that ugly clothes?
- If you feel dizzy, you should ..........
clean his teeth
polish his teeth
have his teeth cleaned
have his teeth polished
will
is
did you have
have you had
has his suits cleaned
has cleaned his suits
cleans his suits
gets his suits clean
get
have
let
make
made
got
have
let
have my cooking
have my cooking done
make my cooking
make my cooking done
got me to help
made me to help
had me to help
let me to help
have
do you have
do you get
do you make
get
let
make
have
let your blood pressure checked.
make your blood pressure checked.
get your blood pressure to check.
have your blood pressure checked.
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