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Causative Verbs Jack had his house painted.

This sentence is similar in meaning to: Someone painted Jack's house. OR Jack's house was painted by someone. Causative verbs express the idea of someone causing something to take place. Causative verbs can be similar in meaning to passive verbs. Examples: My hair was cut. (passive) I had my hair cut. (causative) Both 'make' and 'have' can be used as causative verbs. Make 'Make' as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person requires another person to do something. Construction Chart Subject + Make + Person + Base Form of Verb Examples: Peter made her do her homework. The teacher made the students stay after class. Have 'Have' as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person wants something to be done for them. This causative verb is often used when speaking about various services. There are two forms of the causative verb 'have'. Construction Chart: Use 1 Subject + Have + Person + Base Form of Verb Examples: They had John arrive early. She had her children cook dinner for her. Construction Chart: Use 2 Subject + Have + Object + Past Participle Examples: I had my hair cut last Saturday. She had the car washed at the weekend.

Note: This form is similar in meaning to the passive.

Causative Verb - get / have / let / make 29 Agustus 2009


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Causative verb menunjukkan bahwa seseorang/sesuatu secara tidak langsung bertanggung jawab terhadap sebuah tindakan. Subjek tidak melakukan tindakan itu sendiri, tetapi justru menyebabkan seseorang/sesuatu yang lain melakukannya. Contoh: - Yesterday I had my hair cut. Pembicara pada kalimat diatas tidak memotong sendiri rambutnya, tetapi justru membuat orang lain melakukannya - Saya menyebabkan mereka memotong rambut saya. Have Have merupakan causative verb yang umum. Ketimbang melakukan sesuatu dengan diri kita sendiri, kita menyuruh orang yang lain untuk melakukannya. Bentuknya sebagai berikut: Kata kerja to have + objek + past participle (verb 3). Contoh: - I had my jacket cleaned yesterday. - Did you have your computer fixed? Terkadang kita menggunakan have sebagai causative verb ketika kita ingin melakukan tindakan oleh diri kita sendiri. Contoh: - When will the report be ready? Ill do it by tomorrow morning. >> - When will the report be ready? Ill have it done by tomorrow morning. Dengan menggunakan causative, kalimat ke-dua diatas mengalihkan perhatian dari pelaku tindakan, dan lebih memberikan perhatian kepada tindakan yang sedang dilakukan. Ini kedengaran sopan dan profesional.

Get Get sering digunakan ketimbang have. Contoh:


I got my computer fixed - I had my computer fixed. Kedua kalimat ini maknanya sama. I got my jacket cleaned. - I had my jacket cleaned. Kedua kalimat ini maknanya sama.

Causative verbs sering digunakan bersama dengan pengalaman-pengalaman negatif. Pada situasi-situasi ini lebih umum menggunakan have. Contoh:

I had my wallet stolen. (Saya sebenarnya tidak menyebabkan dompet saya dicuri seseorang mencuri dompet saya dariku) She had her window smashed.

Let Let digunakan untuk membolehkan seseorang melakukan sesuatu. Bentuknya adalah let + orang + verb. Contoh:

John let me drive his new car. Will your parents let you go to the party? I dont know if my boss will let me take the day off.

Make Make digunakan untuk memaksa seseorang melakukan sesuatu. Bentuknya adalah make + orang + verb. Contoh:

My teacher made me apologize for what I had said. Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat? She made her children do their homework.

Causative
Maret 12, 2008 ismailworld Causative adalah Kalimat yang menyatakan bahwa orang lain lah yang melakukan pekerjaan untuk subjek kalimat. 1. Active Causative a. Causative Have Rumus: Subject + have/has + someone + kata kerja Bentuk I Contoh:

I have him clean my shoes (saya menyuruhnya membersihkan sepatuku)

Mary has George climbs the tree You must haveSusie study hard

b. Causative Get Rumus: Subject + Get + someone + to infinitive Contoh:


He gets John to brush the shoes They get me to wash the clothes She will get Anne to accompany her to the party tomorrow

2. Passive Causative Rumus: Subject + have/get + object + kata kerja Bentuk III Contoh:

The government got the bridge built quickly We must have the floor cleaned as soon as possible

Tambahan: a. Causative Make Penggunaannya sama dengan causative di atas, namun perintahnya lebih keras (sedikit memaksa) Rumus: Subject + Make + someone + Kata kerja bentuk I Contoh:

The teacher always makes the students stay in their own seats Bob nade his son be quiet in the library

b. Causative Want Rumus: Subject + Want + object + Kata Kerja Bentuk III Contoh:

I want this chairs painted (saya mau kursi-kursi ini dicat) He wants the cars repaired

Let / Make / Have / Get


The following is a mini-tutorial on the use of the causative verbs "let," "make," "have," and "get." After you have studied the tutorial, complete the associated exercises. If you already know how to use these verbs, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises.

Let
FORM

[let + person + verb]


USE

This construction means "to allow someone to do something." Examples:


John let me drive his new car. Will your parents let you go to the party? I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off.

Make
FORM

[make + person + verb]


USE

This construction means "to force someone to do something." Examples:


My teacher made me apologize for what I had said. Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat? She made her children do their homework.

Have
FORM

[have + person + verb]


USE

This construction means "to give someone the responsibility to do something."

Examples:

Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient's temperature. Please have your secretary fax me the information. I had the mechanic check the brakes.

Get
FORM

[get + person + to + verb]


USE

This construction usually means "to convince to do something" or "to trick someone into doing something." Examples:

Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted terrible. How can parents get their children to read more? The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking.

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:

I got the mechanic to check my brakes. At first the mechanic didn't think it was necessary, but I convinced him to check the brakes. I had the mechanic check my brakes. I asked the mechanic to check the brakes.

Let / Make / Have / Get


Gap-fill Exercise Complete the sentences below using the correct form of the verbs "let," "make," "have," and "get," then click the "Check" button to check your answers. 1. Sam really wanted a dog, but his parents wouldn't him have a pet.

2. I can't believe she you look at her vacation pictures again last night. We have to look at those stupid pictures every time we go to her house. 3. I don't know how you convince your children to clean up their rooms. I couldn't my

children to clean up their rooms if my life depended on it. 4. Professor Yu 5. Professor Yu each of her students write an essay describing their future goals in life. her students use a dictionary while they were taking the test. him to go see the

6. Debbie's husband hates the opera. But after days of nagging, she finally new production of La Boheme. 7. Sally carpet clean.

me take off my shoes before I went into her house. She said she wanted to keep the

8. Rebecca Smith requested a copy of that expense report, so I her last week. 9. Diane thinks television is a waste of time, so she won't 10. Mr. Levine 11. Marcus

the courier take one over to

her children watch TV.

his secretary call Ms. Jackson and reconfirm their meeting on Thursday. me drive his new BMW. I couldn't believe how quickly it picked up speed.

12. How did you the doctor to make a house call? I haven't heard of a doctor actually going to a patient's house in years. 13. My boss me get him coffee, pick up his dry cleaning and buy presents for his wife. He can't do anything by himself! 14. Tommy didn't want to go to his cousin's birthday party, but his mom 15. I can't believe the zoo keeper you feed the snake. That was so cool! him go.

16. The contract was very detailed, and it was essential that the wording be absolutely correct. Therefore, I the translator recheck his work several times to make sure there would be no misunderstandings. 17. Cheryl didn't want to wash her car, so with a little smooth talk she it for her. her boyfriend to wash

18. If you ask me nicely, I'll 19. Dr. Jackson

you lick the bowl after I make the cookies.

the nurse monitor the patient's condition overnight.

20. The news coverage of the recent tornado was incredibly moving. The interview with the little boy who lost his family in the tragedy everyone cry.

A bad day
The causative

For each gap, choose the phrase that best completes the text. When you have entered all the answers, click on the "Check answers" button. If you make a mistake, please try again until you have found all the correct answers.
get anything done get me to drive get my wife to take get the typists to type got my secretary to bring got Tony to turn had his watch repaired had it changed had me running had me take had my assistant take it have all my meetings cancelled have her hair dyed made her cry made me feel bad made me feel guilty made me fry made the children get up made the children put on make the kids finish make you believe to have it serviced was forced to stop Yesterday I had a really bad day. I at half past five, because I had to leave home early. I had to take my car to the garage . I couldnt the children to school, because she had already arranged to that morning before work. Having to make the kids get up that early , but as you can see, I couldnt help it. Of course, they werent very happy, to say the least. Then, they them eggs for breakfast, which took quite long, because our cooker is not in perfect order. I should have long ago, but somehow I never had the time. My wife started complaining again when she saw me struggling with the cooker that I can never . It just , but it didnt improve anything. Then I spilt some hot oil on my hand, which round the kitchen, cursing and banging on everything. We were running short of time and I had to their breakfast in a hurry. The weather forecast warned us that it would be cold so I two pullovers. Jenny couldnt find her favourite blue pullover and it . I the whole wardrobe upside down to find it, but of course it was no good. We were running twenty minutes behind schedule when we left the house. In the car, Tony asked me if I had . This might that Im a careless father, but I hadnt. I told him that I had to the watchmakers, but it wouldnt be ready till Friday. Then Jenny tried to faster because she enjoys speed. We were late anyway, so I obliged. But only till the next corner, where I by a police car. They a breath test and fined me for speeding. When I arrived at the office, I found that my assistant hadnt been able to my letters. That was the end. I decided I had had enough. I simply me a cup of coffee and told her to for that day. I sat down to my coffee and spent the rest of the morning reading the papers.

A bad day

The causative Correct! Well done. Your score is 84%. get anything done get me to drive get my wife to take get the typists to type got my secretary to bring got Tony to turn had his watch repaired had it changed had me running had me take had my assistant take it have all my meetings cancelled have her hair dyed made her cry made me feel bad made me feel guilty made me fry made the children get up made the children put on make the kids finish make you believe to have it serviced was forced to stop Yesterday I had a really bad day. I made the children get up at half past five, because I had to leave home early. I had to take my car to the garage to have it serviced. I couldnt get my wife to take the children to school, because she had already arranged to have her hair dyed that morning before work. Having to make the kids get up that early made me feel bad, but as you can see, I couldnt help it. Of course, they werent very happy, to say the least. Then, they made me fry them eggs for breakfast, which took quite long, because our cooker is not in perfect order. I should have had it changed long ago, but somehow I never had the time. My wife started complaining again when she saw me struggling with the cooker that I can never get anything done. It just made me feel guilty, but it didnt improve anything. Then I spilt some hot oil on my hand, which had me running round the kitchen, cursing and banging on everything. We were running short of time and I had to make the kids finish their breakfast in a hurry. The weather forecast warned us that it would be cold so I made the children put on two pullovers. Jenny couldnt find her favourite blue pullover and it made her cry. I got Tony to turn the whole wardrobe upside down to find it, but of course it was no good. We were running twenty minutes behind schedule when we left the house. In the car, Tony asked me if I had had his watch repaired. This might make you believe that Im a careless father, but I hadnt. I told him that I had had my assistant take it to the watchmakers, but it wouldnt be ready till Friday. Then Jenny tried to get me to drive faster because she enjoys speed. We were late anyway, so I obliged. But only till the next corner, where I was forced to stop by a police car. They had me take a breath test and fined me for speeding. When I arrived at the office, I found that my assistant hadnt been able to get the typists to type my letters. That was the end. I decided I had had enough. I simply got my secretary to bring me a cup of coffee and told her to have all my meetings cancelled for that day. I sat down to my coffee and spent the rest of the morning reading the papers.

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