EF3/4 Causative verbs

tell
ask
invite
help
get
convince
encourage
hire
allow/permit
force

The doctor told her patient to get a blood test.
NEGATIVE
My friend didn't tell me to lock the door.

My friend told me to not lock the door. SAME
My friend told me not to lock the door. SAME

I didn't ask my sister to pay for the gift DIFFERENT.
I asked my sister to not pay for the gift.
DIFFERENT

The store owner can't hire any help to fill in for the holidays.

I don't hire anyone to clean my house.

My friend hired someone to clean her house.

I told the kids to play the piano.

This morning I told my building manager that my dishwasher is not working. NOUN CLAUSE
This morning I told asked my building manager to fix my dishwasher. CAUSATIVE



SPECIAL causative verbs

help - can be used two ways
The student helped the teacher to pass out the papers. 
The student helped the teacher to pass out the papers.
The student helped the teacher pass out the papers. 
help - to ZZZ, ZZZ, to go, go, to sleep, sleep

SPECIAL
let- just mean 'allow'

She allowed her daughter to go to the high school dance.
She let her daughter to go to the high school dance.
She let her daughter go to the high school dance.

I don't allow my dog to sleep on my bed.

I don't let my dog sleep on my bed.

I don't allow my son to watch video games. 

I don't let my son watch video games. 

let- special word

Let your mind find a solution.

You have to let yourself relax.

He didn't let me bought a new watch. XXX

He didn't let me to buy a new watch.

He didn't let me buy a new watch.

I told him to buy some donuts for the party.

We asked him to pick up some donuts for the party.

LET no "to"

We let our kids eat two donuts each.

We didn't let our kids eat too many donuts.

His parents didn't let him go to the party.

His parents didn't allow him to go to the party.

I don't let my son go out at night.

I don't allow my son to go out at night.

EXTRA INFORMATION

make to

The weather makes me feel sleepy.

That man made me feel very uneasy.

She makes me crazy. SIMPLE

She makes me do crazy things.

I make my son take a bath everyday.

insist

I insist that you come over for supper. NOUN CLAUSE

I insist.

My treat.

It's on me.

My turn. You get the next one.

"split the bill"

I insist my daughter to learn English. XXX NOT CAUSATIVE

I insist that my daughter learn English. NOUN CLAUSE

You can't make someone love you.

You can't make a person do something that he doesn't want to do.

Idiom: You can lead a horse a water, but you can't make him drink.