11:00 7/10 causative verbs

causative verbs - verbs that make another verb happen, verbs that cause an action
cause, cause and effect 

1st style:
help, allow, invite, require, motivate, get, convince, hire, assist, encourage, permit, employ, force, tell, ask

help
He helped his mother to clean up the backyard.
She helps her sister to make supper.
I will help you to move the piano.
help + to go, to move, to eat infinitive

require
Her job requires her to travel a lot.




allow
Am I allowed to use that laptop?
Mary allows her daughter to stay outside until 10 pm.

invite
I invite my friend to my room. NOT CAUSATIVE
I invite my friend to come to my room.
I invite my friend to come and to sit in my room.

motivate
Sarah motivated her mother to learn computer.
motive - reason

get - ask, tell, make
I got my wife to drive me to work.
Michelle got her son to do his homework.

hire
I hired some kids to rake up leaves.

assist
The man assisted the police to complete their investigation.

permit
You are not permitted to smoke within 6 m of the building.
permission(n)


force - very strong
I forced my dog to lay down after he jumped on a stranger.
I forced my child to eat breakfast.
I forced my brother to clean the house.
Sarah forces herself to speak English everyday even though she doesn't like to.

tell
I told you to be careful.
Dave will tell his boss to give him a raise.

ask
Dave will ask his boss to give him a raise.
I will ask you to buying me a coffee. XXX



causative verb + infinitive


2nd style:
causative + to go, to sleep

help, have, make and let

I help you fix the car.
I help you to fix the car.
'help' can be used both ways

have
We had Sarah to sing a song at the party.
We had Sarah sing a song at the party.

We had Sarah sang a song at the party. XXX
We had Sarah singing a song at the party. XXX

make - force

The first ten times, I asked my son to clean up his room. Then, I told him to clean up his room. Finally, I made him clean up his room.

I make myself play piano everyday.

I force myself to play piano everyday.

She makes me go shopping for her.

let - allow

I let my son play Fortnite.

I let my son do his homework. STRANGE MEANING

I allow my son to play Fortnite.

The teacher lets her students use a dictionary in class.

1st style:
help, allow, invite, require, motivate, get, convince, hire, assist, encourage, permit, employ, force, tell, ask, teach

2nd style:
help, have, make and let


Examples:
I told you don't use my pen. XXX
I told you to not use my pen. AUTHENTIC
I told you not to use my pen.

I told you, "Don't use my pen."

I had my hair cut yesterday. PASSIVE VOICE
I had Sherry cut my hair yesterday.
I had a haircut. haircut(n)

I had my glasses fixed. PASSIVE VOICE

I had a woman clean my house.
I have a person cut my dog's hair.

The teacher told me to do my homework.
I was told by my teacher to do my homework.
PASSIVE VOICE
I got told by my teacher to do my homework. SPEAKING, CASUAL, AUTHENTIC

I make my daughter make me a cake.
I make my wife make my daughter make a cake for my birthday.
She asked him to ask her if...

Maria told Joan to tell Dave that she liked him.

I got my brother to make me a sandwich.

My cousin convinces me to buy him a video game for a present.
CAUSATION convince - buy

I got permission to study in university. CAUSATIVE?
I got my sister to study in university.

Sarah allows her sister to sleep in her room.
I made my husband watch my daughter brush her teeth.
He convinced his son to go to school and to work at the same time.

I asked my friend to give me a ride.