EF 4/5 Causative verbs

causative- causes something to happen
cause and effect

causative verbs

help

"Your sister helped you to finish your homework."

"I will help you to find your dog."

help causes to find- causative

HIGH FREQUENCY
help
"He helped the old woman to cross the street."
motivate
convince
encourage
force
tell
"I tell my manager to pay me my salary."
"I tell my manager to fix the window."
ask
"He asked me to buy him a coffee."
"The father asked his daughter to do her homework."
allow
MEDIUM FREQUENCY
invite
"She invited me to attend her wedding."
"She invited me to go to her her birthday party."
get?
"I will get my son to pick me up from work."
"Could I get you to close the door, please?"
LOW FREQUENCY
require
"The job requires you to work weekends."
"The law requires you to wear a seatbelt when you drive a car."
"The law requires you to wear a helmet when you ride a bicycle."
"The construction company requires you to wear steel-toed shoes or boots."

hire
"She hired a man to fix the door."
"The construction company hired a manager to be in charge of this project."

"The police charged the man with murder."

arrested- charged
handcuffs

assist
"We can assist you to buy a new house." AWK

permit
employ
compel


"I need you to work this Tuesday night."

CAUSATIVE- 

"The coach encouraged the athletes to focus on the game."
"The doctor told the man to stop smoking."
"The police asked you to stop the car and park the car on the side of the road."
"I was hired to work for a big company last month."
"Bill Gates hired me to work for Microsoft. I mow the grass."
"She always motivated her son to finish his homework independently."
"I always motivate my son to believe in himself."