2015-10-13 Grammar: causative verbs

Greg Malivuk
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handout p. 300
Causative verbs cause an action.
The rain caused me to become cold and wet.

I forced my dog to go outside. = I made my dog go outside.
= My dog didn’t want to, but also didn’t have any choice.
I got my dog to go outside. = I convinced my dog to go outside.
= My dog didn’t want to at first, but I gave him a treat and then he wanted to go outside.
I instructed my dog to sit. = I had my dog sit.
I hired a mechanic to fix my car. = I had a mechanic fix my car.
= My dog and the mechanic had no strong opinions, but they did the action when I asked them.
I allowed my dog to go outside. = I let my dog go outside.
= My dog wanted to go outside, and I allowed him to.
I helped my puppy to go down the stairs. = I helped my puppy go down the stairs.
= My puppy wanted to go down the stairs, but couldn’t do it without assistance.
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p. 301 exercise 6
1 Parents shouldn’t make children go to bed at 6:00 because it’s too early.
2 ...should help students (to) learn…
3 ...shouldn’t allow people to break laws…
4 ...should have a dentist examine…
5 ...shouldn’t let their pets run…
6 ...shouldn’t require all citizens to take…
7 ...shouldn’t allow employees to do…
8 ...should motivate employees to do…
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p. 307 activity 5 - If you didn’t have to worry about money, what would you have other people do for you?
If I didn’t have to worry about money, I would have someone clean my clothes.
… I would pay someone to clean my clothes.
… I would hire someone to clean my clothes.
… I would employ someone to clean my clothes.
(these sentences are second conditional / present unreal conditional)