Causative verbs make other verbs act. They force actions to occur.
Both of the previous sentences contained causative verbs.
“Causative verbsmakeother verbs act. They force actions to occur.”
The most frequently used causative verbs are as follows:
help, allow, invite, require, motivate, get, convince, hire, assist, encourage, permit, employ, force, compel, tell, ask.
These verbs are followed by a noun or pronoun followed by an infinitive.
The man asked his son to open the door.
The teacher told the kids to sit down.
“She allows her pet cockatiel to perch on the windowsill. “Wehired a carpenter to build a new patio on our house."
“I help my friend to fix his computer.”
Fourother causative verbs do not follow this pattern. The causative verbs help, have, make and letare followed by a noun/pronoun and the base form of the verb (which is actually an infinitive with the "to" left off).
“She makes him do his homework.”
“He lets his daughter use his camera.
“The boy helps his mother fold the laundry.
“The boy helps his mother to fold the laundry.
Notice help can be used either way.
Poh-Poh helped Sekky to get stronger.
Poh-Poh helped Sekky get stronger.
let- allow
“She let her son do his homework.” XXX
“She let her son play his video games.”
“She let her son do his homework.”
force = very strong
make
“She made her son do his homework.”
“She made her son to do his homework.”
infinitive
