Causative verbs
cause and effect
cause another action to happen.
"My father made me wash the car."
made - causative verb, made "wash"
ADD infinitive
"Her sister helped her to cook supper."
infinitive "to go, to sleep"
"I allow my son to play Xbox for one hour a day."
"She asked her husband to wash the dishes."
get - ask, make
"I will get my son to take the recycling out."
Three causative verbs are exceptions to the pattern described above. Instead of being followed by a noun/pronoun and an infinitive, the causative verbs help, have, make and let are followed by a noun/pronoun and the base form of the verb (which is actually an infinitive with the "to" left off).
"I let my son play Xbox for an hour a day."
"I allow my son to play Xbox for an hour a day."
"I let my son to play Xbox for an hour a day." XXX
"We will help our neighbour move his piano."
"We will help our neighbour to move his piano."
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