Let, Make, Have and Get
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This document discusses the verbs "let", "make", "have", and "get" and how they are used in certain constructions. It provides the forms and meanings of each verb, examples of usage, and a short exercise for the reader to practice using the verbs in sentences. The key points are: "let" means to allow, "make" means to force, "have" means to give responsibility, and "get" usually means to convince or trick. It also notes a subtle difference between using "get someone to do something" and "have someone do something".
![Let
FORM
[let + person + verb]
USE
→This construction means "to allow
someone to do something."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/let-make-140816072641-phpapp01/85/Let-Make-Have-and-Get-2-320.jpg)
![Make
FORM
[make + person + verb]
USE
→This construction means "to force
someone to do something."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/let-make-140816072641-phpapp01/85/Let-Make-Have-and-Get-4-320.jpg)
![Have
FORM
[have + person + verb]
USE
→This construction means "to give
someone the responsibility to do
something."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/let-make-140816072641-phpapp01/85/Let-Make-Have-and-Get-6-320.jpg)
![Get
FORM
[get + person + to + verb]
USE
→This construction usually means "to
convince to do something" or "to
trick someone into doing
something."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/let-make-140816072641-phpapp01/85/Let-Make-Have-and-Get-8-320.jpg)
Let, Make, Have and Get
- 1. Let / Make / Have / Get
- 2. Let FORM [let + person + verb] USE →This construction means "to allow someone to do something."
- 3. Examples: John let me drive his new car. Will your parents let you go to the party? I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off.
- 4. Make FORM [make + person + verb] USE →This construction means "to force someone to do something."
- 5. Examples: My teacher made me apologize for what I had said. Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat? She made her children do their homework.
- 6. Have FORM [have + person + verb] USE →This construction means "to give someone the responsibility to do something."
- 7. Examples: Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient's temperature. Please have your secretary fax me the information. I had the mechanic check the brakes.
- 8. Get FORM [get + person + to + verb] USE →This construction usually means "to convince to do something" or "to trick someone into doing something."
- 9. Examples: Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted terrible. How can parents get their children to read more? The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking.
- 10. Get vs. Have ~Sometimes "get someone to do something" is interchangeable with "have someone do something," but these expressions do not mean exactly the same thing. Examples: I got the mechanic to check my brakes. At first the mechanic didn't think it was necessary, but I convinced him to check the brakes. I had the mechanic check my brakes. I asked the mechanic to check the brakes.
- 11. Fill Exercise Complete the sentences below using the correct form of the verbs "let," "make,“ "have," and "get“. 1. Sam reallywanted a dog, but his parentswouldn't him__ have a pet. 2. I can't believe she__ you look at hervacation pictures again last night. We have tolook at thosestupid pictures every time we go to herhouse. 3. I don't know how you convince yourchildren to clean up their rooms. I couldn't __my children to clean up their rooms ifmy life depended on it. 4. ProfessorYu__ each ofherstudents write anessay describing their futuregoals in life. 5. ProfessorYu__ herstudentsuse a dictionary while they were taking the test.
- 12. 6. Diane thinks televisionis a waste of time, so she won't __her children watch TV. 7. Mr. Levine__ his secretarycall Ms. Jackson and reconfirmtheir meeting on Thursday. 8. Cheryl didn't want to wash her car, so with a little smooth talk she__ her boyfriendto wash it for her. 9. Ifyou ask me nicely, I'll __you lick the bowl after I make the cookies. 10. Dr. Jackson__ the nursemonitorthe patient's condition overnight. 11. The news coverageof the recent tornado was incrediblymoving.The interview with the little boy who lost his family in the tragedy __everyone cry.