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Causative: Arsiwela, S.S.,Msas

The document discusses the causative construction in English. It explains that the causative is used to say that someone has arranged for something to be done by another person. It provides examples of different causative verbs - have, get, make, let, and help - and examples of sentences using each. It also includes an exercise asking readers to change sentences into the causative form using "have something done" or "get something done".

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Causative: Arsiwela, S.S.,Msas

The document discusses the causative construction in English. It explains that the causative is used to say that someone has arranged for something to be done by another person. It provides examples of different causative verbs - have, get, make, let, and help - and examples of sentences using each. It also includes an exercise asking readers to change sentences into the causative form using "have something done" or "get something done".

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CAUSATIVE

Arsiwela, S.S.,Msas.
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• We use the causative in English to say that we have arranged
for someone to do something for us.
He had his jacket cleaned. (He didn't clean it himself.)
Causative verbs are: get, have, make, let and help.
Causative # 1 – HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE
This means that someone does something for you because you
pay or ask them to do it , but you don’t say who this person is.
Examples:
He had/got his hair cut.
She didn’t have/get her eyes checked.
I had/got the leak in the roof fixed.
Did you have/get the TV repaired?
Causative # 2 – HAVE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING
This means that someone does something for you because you
pay or ask them to do it, but you also say who this person is.
Examples:
The teacher had the students write a test.
I’ll have my assistant call you with the details.
I had the handyman fix the leak.
Did you have the electrician repair the TV?
Causative # 3 – GET SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING
This means someone does something for you because you
persuade (= encourage, tell them that you’d like them to do
something) them to do it. So this construction feels less neutral
than the previous ones.
Examples:
I (finally) got my kids to go to bed.
I can never get my wife to cook dinner.
Can you ever get your sisters to stop fighting?
Kevin got his brothers to take him on an adventure.
Causative # 4 – MAKE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING
This means that you force someone/something to do something for
you.
Examples:
Don’t make her (Sarah) cry.
The teacher made him (Peter) work hard.
Why do you make them (your parents) worry so much about
you?
Causative # 5 – LET SOMEONE/SOMETHING DO SOMETHING
This means that you allow ( = let, give permission to do something)
someone to do something or you allow something to happen.
Examples:
She let the kids stay up past midnight.
I let the chicken burn in the oven.
Why did he let this happen?
Let me go!
Causative # 6 – HELP SOMEONE (to) DO SOMETHING
This means that you help ( = assist) someone (to) do something.
This structure is most often used without ‘to’.
Examples:
Milk can help you fall asleep.
Could you helpme carry my bags?
I don’t see how this helps them understand the lesson.
Can computer games help kids learn to read?
EXERCISE
TIME!
Change the sentences so they use the structure 'have something done' or 'get
something done'.
1) I washed my car. (have) 14) I made the necklace. (get)
2) I cut my hair. (get) 15) I delivered the furniture. (have)
3) I typed the documents. (have) 16) I wrote the report. (have)
4) I fixed the washing machine. (get) 17) I repaired the roof. (get)
5) I cut the grass. (have) 18) I built the shed. (get)
6) I painted my bedroom. (get) 19) I dyed my hair. (get)
7) I repaired my fridge. (have) 20) I sent the money. (have)
8) I tidied my garden. (get)
9) I edited the article. (have)
10) I cleaned the carpets. (get)
11) I cleaned the windows. (have)
12) I checked my teeth. (get)
13) I printed the photo. (have)
1. Sally made me ---- my shoes before I went into her house. She said she wanted to
keep the carpet clean.
take off
to take off

2. I see that you have no time to clean the house on your own so you had better get
somebody ---- it for you.
done
to do

3. What you should do before an emergency occurs is to get your fire alarm ---- that will
also make you feel safer.
to fix
fixed
4. She had to have her phone number ---- because she was receiving obscene calls
from a stranger.
change
changed

5. Her dress was too long, so she had it ----.


shorten
shortened

6. You'd better have a plumber ---- the leak in the bathroom.


repair
repaired

7. Instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I had my old ones ----.


repair
repaired
8. I got everyone in the family ---- Mary's birthday card before I sent it to her.
sign
to sign

9. I didn't have any time so I had my sister ---- my paper last night.
type
to type

10. The teacher got the students ---- the first quatrain of the poem to make it easy to
memorize.
write
to write

11. Regular repetition makes one ---- new words easily.


learn
to learn

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