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Causative Verbs
Causative Verbs
Causative Verbs
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/to be done.
2. We also use causative have when someone does something TO us, and there is no
intentionallity on our part..
IMPORTANT POINTS:
1. Get is possible instead of have, usually in informal spoken English.
• 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.
Examples:
EXERCISES:
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/221.html
http://web.uvic.ca/~gluton/class/hot%20potatoes%20files/Grammar
%20exercises/causatives.htm
10.- Ann's car is broken down so she will have to take it to the garage
to ................................................... (it / fix)
My battery is dead! (What should I do?) You should get or have it charged.
Subject + should get or have + pronoun + past participle.
My glasses are broken. (What should I do?) You should get/have them fixed.
Subject + should get or have + pronoun + past participle
My coat is stained (dirty). ___________________________________
My eyes hurt. _____________________________________________