CAUSATIVE

Causative digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahwa orang lain melakukan atau berbuat sesuatu untuk seseorang.
A. Causative “have” (formal / polite)

 Active
Subject + have + complement (person) + bare infinitive
 Passive
Subject + have + complement (thing) + past participle

Example:
1. Mr. Hilman had the carpenter repair the chair this morning. (Active)
2. Mr. Hilman had the chair repaired this morning. (Passive)
Differentiate the above sentences with below:
1. Mr. Hilman had repaired the chair this morning. (Past Perfect tense)

Change these sentences into Causative of “have”!

1. I told the boy to clean the blackboard.
2. I’ll ask the children to check their work.
3. He asked his tailor to lengthen the trousers.
4. I’ll ask someone to make a cake.
5. Jane asked her boyfriend to pick her up.

B. Causative “get” (informal)

 Active
Subject + get + complement (person) + to infinitive
 Passive
Subject + get + complement (thing) + past participle

Example:
1. Father got John to wash the car. (Active)
Father got the car washed. (Passive)
2. The woman got her housemaid to clean her room. (Active)
The woman got her room cleaned (by the maid). (Passive)

Exercise:
Change these sentences into Causative of “get”!
1. I’m going to ask the young man to repair the watch.
2. The manager told the secretary to type a letter.
3. Mother asked Rina to water the flower.
4. I told the taxi driver to come at 9 sharp.
5. My older brother requested me to accompany him to the police station.

C. Causative “make” (force)

 Active
Subject + make + complement + bare infinitive
 Passive
Subject + be made + to infinitive

Example:
The robber made us give all the money we had. (Active)
We were made to give all the money we had. (Passive)

Exercise:
Change these sentences into Causative of “make”!
1. My father asked me to stop smoking.
2. The teacher told the students to do their homework.
3. Our English teacher told us to speak English in class.
4. We persuaded him to join us next week.
5. Mary is going to ask her father to buy her a new car.

D. Causative “let” (permit / allow)

Subject + let + complement + bare infinitive
Example:
Mother let her daughter swim with her friends.
(Means: mother allowed/permitted her daughter to swim with her friends)

Exercise:
Use “let” or “let’s” in the following sentences!
1. ... him know what I have just told you.
2. This special glass ... us see out but other people can’t see in.
3. I asked him to ... me stay a little longer.
4. Will you ... me use your telephone, please?
5. ... him do the exercise himself.
6. ... me sleep in peace. Stop making noise, will you?
7. ... go to the movie tonight.
8. The manager ... her secretary to have the key to the safe.
9. ... have lunch out together today. I’ll pay for you.
10. Don’t ... him know what I have just told you.