CAUSATIVE VERBS

OK, THE GRAMMAR FOCUS THIS WEEK IS CAUSATIVE VERBS, (click here for a great explanation), SO TOO PRACTISING COMMON-SOUNDING WORDS, WHICH ARE OFTEN USED AS TRICKS IN THE TOEIC TEST.

1.So, what is a causative verb??? It's basically when we use verbs like have to imply one subject's effect on another. eg "I had my sister kick my mum!"
2. Study passive forms and active.
3. Look at a teacher discussion of these verbs.
4. OK, let's pracise here! Yay!
5. Read this definition:

Causative Verbs
Causative verbs designate the action necessary to cause another action to happen. In "The devil made me do it." the verb "made" causes the "do" to happen. Here is a brief list of causative verbs, in no particular order: let, help, allow, have, require, allow, motivate, get, make, convince, hire, assist, encourage, permit, employ, force. Most of them are followed by an object (noun or pronoun) followed by an infinitive: "She allows her pet cockatiel to perch on the windowsill. She hired a carpenter to build a new birdcage."

Three causative verbs are exceptions to the pattern described above. Instead of being followed by a noun/pronoun and an infinitive, the causative verbs 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).

Professor Villa had her students read four short novels in one week.
She also made them read five plays in one week.
However, she let them skip the final exam.