2018-06-21 Grammar: causative verbs

Greg Malivuk
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Causative Verbs
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The students didn’t want to work together, but Greg didn’t give them any choice.
	Greg forced the students to work together.
	Greg made the students work together.
They didn’t want to work together, but eventually Greg convinced them.
	Greg got the students to work together. (or “persuaded” or “convinced”)
	(There is no verb with this meaning that can go with the base form.)
They didn’t have strong feelings, and they worked together after Greg requested it.
	Greg asked/instructed the students to work together.
	Greg had the students work together.
They wanted to work together and Greg gave them permission.
	Greg allowed the students to work together.
	Greg let the students work together.
They wanted to work together but they were having trouble. Greg aided them.
	Greg helped the students (to) work together.
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p. 300-301 exercise 5 - With your partner, identify and underline all the causative verbs, and circle the corresponding result verbs.
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Causative verbs cause the other thing to happen, so we wouldn’t call “want” a causative.
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p. 301 exercise 6 - Make sentences with “should” or “shouldn’t” about these situations, and explain to your partner why you think that. (You also need to change some verbs to infinitives.)
1 Parents shouldn’t make children go to bed at 6:00, because that’s too early.
2 Teachers should help students (to) learn things by themselves.
3 Police shouldn’t allow people to break laws.
4 People should have a dentist examine their teeth regularly.
5 Dog owners shouldn’t let their pets run around freely.
6 A government shouldn’t require all citizens to take drug tests.
7 A good manager shouldn’t allow employees to do whatever they like.
8 A good manager should motivate employees to do their best.
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taught, thought, bought, caught, fought, sought - In irregular past verbs, -aught and -ought always have the same pronunciation.
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He made me laugh. The ice made me fall down.
- “make” can also be about involuntary or natural cause and effect (with no “force”)