Causative verbsmake other verbs act. They force actions to occur.
Both of the previous sentences contained causative verbs.
“Causative verbsmakeother verbs act. They force actions to occur.”
The most frequently used causative verbs are as follows:
help, allow, invite, require, motivate, get, convince, hire, assist, encourage, permit, employ, force, compel, tell, ask.
These verbs are followed by a noun or pronoun followed by an infinitive.
“She allows her pet cockatiel to perch on the windowsill. “Wehired a carpenter to build a new patio on our house."
“I help my friend to fix his computer.”
Fourother causative verbs do not follow this pattern. The causative verbs help, have, make and letare followed by a noun/pronoun and the base form of the verb (which is actually an infinitive with the "to" left off).
parallelism
Helen Keller was blind, deaf, but loved learning. nor parallel
blind adj
deaf adj
loved verb
Helen Keller was blind, deaf, but interested in learning. BETTER
Helen Keller was blind and deaf; however, she loved learning.
The teacher let encouraged Helen to touch the water. CAUSATIVE VERB
help, allow, invite, require, motivate, get, convince, hire, assist, encourage, permit, employ, force, compel, tell, ask.
SUBJECT + CV + PERSON + V infinitive
She asked him to go to the party.
He helped his brother to move.
She told her son to come home after school.
SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
help, have, make and let
She let him to go to the party. She let him go to the party.
help can be done either way
She helps him to make supper.
She helps him make supper.
have
She had him play the piano.
make
I made my son eat his vegetables.
I forced my son to eat his veggies. VERY INTENSE
Ask us, Don’t force us.
The city forced the old man to mow his lawn.
let – allow
He let his daughter go to the dance.
The kid let his little sister play with his Lego.
He allowed his daughter to go to the dance.
The kid allowed his little sister to play with his Lego.
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