CAUSATIVE VERBS
Let
This verb is used to let somebody do anything.
Let + Person + Infinitive/V1
Examples :
a. Will you let me go now?
b. My father lets me choose the gift.
c. Never let her go, or you will regret forever.
Make
This verb as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person requires another person to do something.
Make/Made + Person + Verb (Base Form)
Examples :
a. The manager makes her staff work hard.
b. Did she makes you wear that ugly hat?
c. My teacher make me do my homework.
Have
Have is a common causative verb. This verb is used to want someone to do something for the subject.
Have/Had + Person + Infinitive/V1
Examples :
a. I will have my assistant call you to reschedule the appointment.
b. The businessman had his secretary make copies of the report.
c. She had my hair cut last Saturday.
Get
This verb is used as a causative verb in a similar way as have is used with the participle. This expresses the idea that the person wants something to be done for them.
Get/Got + Person + to Infinitive/V1
Examples :
a. He got his father to buy a ball.
b. My husband hates housework, I can never get him to wash the dishes.
c. I was nervous about eating sushi, but my brother got me to try it at a Japanese restaurant.
http://www.ef.co.id/englishfirst/englishstudy/bahasa-inggris/pengertian-causative-verbs.aspx
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/a/causative.htm
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