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English as a Second Language
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Causative - Make, Get, Have, Let, Help In a causative, a person does not perfom an action directly. The person causes it to happen by forcing another person to do it. MAKEHis mother made him take his medicine.I made the machine work. MAKE can be used as a causative. GETLet's get John to go with us.Let's get our car fixed first. GET has less forceand authority than MAKE. Use an infinitive (ex: to go) after person in a causative with GET. Use a participle (ex: fixed) after things in a causative with GET. HAVEMy English teacher had us give ral reports.I want to have this book renewed, please. HAVE has even less forve and authority than GET. Use a verb word (ex: give) after person in a causative with HAVE. Use a participle (ex: renewed) after things in a causative with HAVE. LETHis mother let him go to school.I am letting this machine cool. With LET, a person gives permission foranotherperson to do it. (memo; LET can be replaced with "allow - to") Use a verb word (ex: go, cool) after both person and things in a causative with LET. HELPHe is helping me type my paper.He is helping me to type my paper. With HELP, a person assists antoher person to do it. Use a verb word (ex: type) or an infinitive (ex: to type) after a person ina causative with HELP.
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