Grammar Flashcards
Active causatives use the following structure:
subject | causative verb | agent | bare infinitive -or- to-infinitive | object/complement
Active causatives use the following structure:
The police | had | the witness | identify | the thief.
The HR Department | made | all staff | attend | the time management seminar.
Active causatives use the following structure:
The police | had | the witness | identify | the thief.
The HR Department | made | all staff | attend | the time management seminar.
Active causatives use the following structure:
subject | causative verb | agent | bare infinitive -or- to-infinitive | object/complement
Active causative verbs demonstrate one action happening to another person/thing. The doer causes something to happen to the agent. Here are a few more examples:
Active causative verbs:
The maitre d’ let the movie stars jump the line and sit at the best table in the restaurant.
His boss required new employees to attend training sessions once a week.
The online magazine encouraged all readers to submit suggestions for future issues.
The devil made me do it!
Active causative verbs:
The maitre d’ let the movie stars jump the line and sit at the best table in the restaurant.
His boss required new employees to attend training sessions once a week.
The online magazine encouraged all readers to submit suggestions for future issues.
The devil made me do it!
Active causative verbs demonstrate one action happening to another person/thing. The doer causes something to happen to the agent.
It’s important to note that some active causative verbs require the bare infinitive, namely when using have, let, and make.
Active causativ verbs without “to”:
The police | had | the witness | identify | the thief.
The HR Department | made | all staff | attend | the time management seminar.
Other common active causative actions require the to-infinitive, such as allow, convince, employ, encourage, get, help, permit, and require. For example:
Other common active causative actions require the to-infinitive
The lawyer convinced the judge to lower the fine.
The teacher encouraged his students to apply for the scholarships.
Other common active causative actions require the to-infinitive
Other common active causative actions require the to-infinitive, such as allow, convince, employ, encourage, get, help, permit, and require.
Active causativ verbs without “to”:
The police | had | the witness | identify | the thief.
The HR Department | made | all staff | attend | the time management seminar.
It’s important to note that some active causative verbs require the bare infinitive, namely when using have, let, and make.
Modal auxiliary verbs may also be used with the causative sentence structure. Modals usually offer a suggestion, such as: The online magazine should encourage all readers to submit suggestions for future issues. The structure is:
Active causatives/modal auxiliaries:
The structure is:
subject | modal auxiliary verb | causative verb | agent | object/complement
Bosses | should | permit | employees | to take flex time.
Active causatives/modal auxiliaries:
The structure is:
subject | modal auxiliary verb | causative verb | agent | object/complement
Bosses | should | permit | employees | to take flex time.
Modal auxiliary verbs may also be used with the causative sentence structure. Modals usually offer a suggestion, such as: The online magazine should encourage all readers to submit suggestions for future issues.
