Causative Word

Causative is sentence pattern the meaning of which is that someone or something brings about or causes an action or a state. There are two main patterns of causative, active causative and passive causative. In active causative we are saying that a subject causes somebody or something to do something. While in passive causative we are saying that subject experiences an event or action.

Example:

1.      Have

a.       I had someone cut my hair.

b.      I have my sister water the flowers.

c.       I have my brother go to the market.

d.      My brother has me take him to school.

e.       My mother has me wash clothes.

f.       I had washed my motorcycle by my brother.

g.      I have fill beat by my friend.

h.      I had buy drink by my sister.

i.        My mother has study at Surakarta by me.

j.        My father has take ashtray by me.

2.      Make

a.       I make my sister sleep.

b.      My sister always makes my brother wash the car.

c.       The man made the girls tell the truth.

d.      The robber made the teller give the money.

e.       My mother made me eat durian.

f.       The teacher made leave the room by Lia.

g.      My parents made marry by me.

h.      I make get up in the morning by her.

i.        My father make completed task by has.

j.        My sister makes lie by me.

3.      Let

a.       I let his go to Bandung.

b.      They let the children play in the yard.

c.       My mother let me go to Jakarta.

d.      My sister let my brother cried.

e.       My friend let me walk alone.

f.       I let play game alone by my brother.

g.      The man let go to her grandmother house by the girl.

h.      Sarah let enter her room by my sister.

i.        My mother let cooking in the kitchen by me.

j.        Dina let go to school alone by me.

4.      Get

a.       She gets you to explain the causative.

b.      Mrs. Nanik gets my student to understand her subject.

c.       I get my friend to come in the campus on time.

d.      My mother gets me go to Salon.

e.       My sister gets me breakfast.

f.       My mother gets swept by me.

g.      Fina get to read comic by me.

h.      Icha get washed my car by me.

i.        Dian get make juice apple by me.

j.        Some students get their reported check.

5.      Ask

a.       Dina asks me go to campus.

b.      My mother asks me to check up.

c.       I ask my father when my mother arrived.

d.      Dina ask when her come back.

e.       Luna asks me to accompany her.

f.       Dina ask when her get out from here by me.

g.      My brother asks buy candy by me.

h.      My sister asks when I’m married.

i.        Lia ask forgive me.

j.        My mother asks when arrived.

6.      Want

a.       I want go to Prancis.

b.      Dian want her assignment done.

c.       My mother want me be teacher.

d.      My brother want me buy computer.

e.       My father want me stand alone.

f.       My mother want be diligent student by me.

g.      I want her go now.

h.      Dina want eat chocolate by me.

i.        I want meet tomorrow by my parents.

j.        I want eat ice cream by my brother.