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The document discusses several English verbs - make, have, let, help, and get - that are used with other verbs to talk about causing or allowing actions. It provides examples of how each verb can be used syntactically, such as "make + object + base verb" or "get + object + infinitive". The verbs express meanings like requiring, permitting, assisting, or persuading someone to do something.
Make, have, let,
- 1. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR IV Make, Have, Let, Help, and Get César Ochoa Cueva, M.S.Ed.
- 2. Make Make Use make + object + base form of the verb to talk about things that someone can require or cause another person (or an animal) to do. The teacher made him rewrite the essay. The teacher required him to rewrite the essay.
- 3. Have Have Use have + object + base form of the verb to talk about things that someone can cause another person (or an animal) to do. Our boss had us research on the American culture. Our boss caused us to research on that topic.
- 4. Let Let Use let + object + base form of the verb to talk about things that someone can permit another person (or an animal) to do. That teacher let me use a dictionary during the test. That teacher permitted me to use that resource.
- 5. Help Help Help can be followed by: object + base form of the verb OR object + infinitive. The meaning is the same. My sister helped me build my house. My sister helped me to build my house.
- 6. Get Get Get has a similar meaning to make and have. It is always followed by object + infinitive, not the base form of the verb. My father finally got me to choose another profession. After some effort, my father succeeded in persuading me to choose something different.
- 8. Bibliography • Fuchs, M. & Bonner, M., Focus on Grammar 4 Pearson Education , White Plains, NY 10606, 2006 • http://www.myenglishteacher.net • Photo credit: Microsoft Office