Causative
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The document discusses the causative structure in English using "have" and "get". It explains that the causative structure is used to say that someone asks another person to do something. It provides examples of the active and passive causative forms and how "have", "get", and "make" are used differently to indicate asking, persuading, or forcing another to do something. Finally, it discusses how the causative structure is used in different tenses, interrogative/imperative forms, and additional constructions involving modals or "need" and "want".
Causative
- 1. CAUSATIVE By Syamsu Alam, S.Pd.I Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411-842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 2. Causative We use the structure have/get something done when we want to say that we ask someone else to do something for us. Active Passive Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411-842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 3. Active Causative (ask people to do something) Mary has George climb the tree Subject + have/has + someone + V1 (Present participle) They get me to wash the clothes Subject + Get + someone + to infinitive Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411- 842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 4. Passive Causative (ask something to be done) My father got/had his hair cut. S + Have/get + Object + V3 by agent (optional). Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411-842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 5. Have/get/make Have : show that you ask someone to do something. Get : to show the idea that someone convinces another person to do something. Make: to show the idea 'to force someone to do something'. Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411-842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 6. Have/get/make (example) Have : They had their house painted blue (used for formal) Get : she got him to dig away the snow (persuade him to dig) Make: The mother made her kid his homework done. (force her kid to do the homework) Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411-842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 7. Tenses Tense have/get something done • Present Simple I have/get my hair cut. • Past Simple I had/got my hair cut. • Present Continuous I'm having/getting my hair cut. • Past Continuous I was having/getting my hair cut. • Present Perfect I have had my hair cut. • Past Perfect I had had my hair cut. • Will I will have my hair cut. (advise) • Must I must have my hair cut. • be going to I'm going to have my hair cut. Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411- 842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 8. Interrogative/Imperative Interrogative form: do you have your windows cleaned every month? Imperative form: Get your hair cut! (have, and make no imperative form). Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411-842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 9. Additional Need and want may be used in passive causative sentences. In some cases, the passive causative verb (had / got) may be dropped altogether. I need to have the car tuned up. Modal auxiliary verbs may be used with the causative sentence structure. Most often, modals express a suggestion by the speaker, such as: You should have your hair cut. Head office: Jl. Lasinrang No. 57 Makassar Tlp. 0411-852899, Fax 0411- 842399, www.britonschool.or.id
- 10. Sources http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php?opt ion=com_content&task=view&id=270&Itemid =94 http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Gr een%20Level/G16%20Unusual%20Uses%20of %20Get%20and%20Have.html a practical English Grammar, A.J Thomson, A.V Martinet, oxford 122. )