CAUSATIVE
VERBS
Causative
Verbs [kata kerja kausal] = 1] verbs that cause somebody to do something [kata kerja yang
mengakibatkan orang lain melakukan sesuatu] –active meaning- and 2] verbs that cause something to be done
[kata kerja yang mengakibatkan sesuatu dikerjakan oleh orang lain] –passive
meaning-.
The
most well-known causative verbs are MAKE, HAVE, GET, LET, and HELP.
I. Active
have
subject + make
+ object + infinitive
let
[person/someone]
help
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get to infinitive
want
order
permit
allow
1. Johnson
made Robby wash the
car [Johnson menyuruh Robby mencuci
mobil]
2. Bu
Ririn Wuriani got the students
to speak English
3. My father has Tommy bring some books.
4.
I don’t let you go
away.
5.
Pak Aziz Saryanto helped bu Ari
Yuningsih carry the boxes.
6.
Pak Cucu Kurniawan permits me to
go out for a moment.
II. Passive
subject + have +
object + Verb 3
get [something]
1. Pak Acep Sukmana got
his shoes cleaned [Someone
else cleaned pak Acep Sukmana’s shoes]
2. Pak Aceng Setiadi will get
his house painted.
3. They got their roof blown off during the rainstorm last
night. [indicate an unpleasant experience]
4. You’re going to have your purse stolen if you’re not
careful.
5. Bu Tina Mariana got
his computer fixed by pak
Andi Setiawan. [the doer -the actor- of the action can be mentioned at the
end of the sentences after ‘by’]
Assignment 1
Complete the dialogue below using the correct
causative form.
Tommy: Hallo Albert, where are you going?
Albert : I am
going to have my book 1] … How about
you? [copy]
Tommy: I am going to get my car 2] … [wash]
Albert : Do
you never have your servant 3] … that? [do]
Tommy: Sometimes I do. But I am not satisfied with her work.
Assignment 2
Choose the correct answer
1. Pak Ade Sutisna : Waduuu, I
spilled some ink on my coat.
Pak Sulaeman : You must … at the
laundry immediately, pak.
A.
clean it C.
have to be clean it
B.
have clean it D. have it cleaned
2. The fact that he was put
into prison for something he had not done made his wife …
A.
cry C.
to cry
B.
cried D.
crying
3. My little brother had
scattered all his toys on my bed, so I had him … the bed before night fell.
A. clear C. cleared
B. to clear D.
to be cleared
4. Ibu Farida : Pak Rubini has beautiful plants in the
garden but they all seem to be dying.
Bu Suyinah
: I am sure that he …
A. seldom has them watered C. has always watered them
B. has been watering them D.
has asked somebody to water them
5. We have our neighbor check
our house whenever we go on vacation.
This means that: Every time we go on vacation, …
A.
we first check
the house with our neighbor
B.
our neighbor
comes to check our house
C.
we have checked
our neighbor’s house
D.
we ask someone to
check our neighbor’s house
6. The company has never
permitted employees … public statements
A.
making C.
make
B.
to make D.
made
7. The owner of the hotel had
the rooms …
A. redecorated C.
redecorating
B. redecorate D.
to redecorate
8. The personnel director
made the applicant … half an hour
A. wait C.
waiting
B. waited D.
waits
Assignment 4
Error Recognition
1. Pak
Agus Rusdiana had to get his car repairing before he could
drive to work
A B C D
2.
The laboratory technician had a sample took from the water
in the pond
A
B C D
3. Pak
Nana Suhana should get pak Eli Solihin helping with the
closing inventory
A B C D
4. The
supervisor let the new clerk asking as many questions as she wanted
A B C
D
Assignment
5
Finish the sentences using the correct
form of the given verbs.
1. Pak
Heri Susanto wanted to have her hair …red.
[wipe]
3.
You’d better have your car … for engine trouble before taking it all across the
country. [check]
4.
We must help students with severe learning disabilities…their problem. [overcome]
5.
Having a good command of English will help us … the ladder of success
faster. [climb]
6. Pak
Brown, please stop driving so fast or you’ll get us all … [kill]
7.
The cute little baby with its toothless smile made every one … to cuddle
it. [want]
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The winner is always a part of the answer, the loser is always a part of
the problem
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