EF3/4 Causative verbs

some verbs make other verbs happen- some actions make other actions happen

2 verbs - related , cause and effect

make
ask
tell
invite
help

"You should ask your friend to drive you to the airport.:
ask --) drive

causative verbs

"Last night, I told my son to put some dishes away."
tell --) put

"The teacher tells the kids to sit down."
tell --) sit

GRAMMAR
causative verb + person + infinitive
"We can help you to clean your car."
help --) to clean

causative = causes something to happen, makes something happen

"Mary invited Joan to come to her divorce party."
invite --) to come
"Mary invited all of us to come to her son's birthday party."
"The little boy wants to invite his classmates to come to his 9th birthday party.
"I invite you to come to my house for supper."
"I invite you coming to my house for supper." XXX

"I invite you to my house for supper." 

"I invite you to come to my house for supper."

I like to ski / skiing
I want to go
I invite you to visit

Infinitives are usually a good choice if you're not sure.

Useful, High Frequency Words
help - both ways
allow "I am not allowed to go to the US."
invite
motivate
convince
encourage
tell
ask
let* "The government will not let me to leave the country."
"Let me to go." XXX
"Let me go."
"I will let you know."


help
"Sarah helped her mother to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving."
allow
"She allows her daughter to play video games on the ipad for half an hour everyday."

"He invite his friend to get some coffee." agr
"He invited his friend to get some coffee."
"He invites his friend to get some coffee."


EXCEPTIONS
help
have
make
let

help + to do
Two ways:
My daughter helped her brother do his homework.
My daughter helped her brother to do his homework.

make
"He made his kids clean their rooms."
"No one can make you learn something except yourself."

let - allow
Let's go. idiom
(You) Let us go.

"The mother let her son have two pieces of ice cream cake."
"She let her son do his homework." STRANGE
"She let her son play video games for an hour."
"She let her son to play video games for an hour." XXX

very lazy = a slug, a couch potato, sedentary
leech = a person who takes your money or your time


UBC requires you to have As in English and math.
I'm not going to force you. It's up to you.

George's mom allowed/permitted him to go out with his friends.