CAUSATIVE

Causative is the sentence used to ask other people to do something. There are two kinds of causative, namely: have (has/had), get (gets/got). The object of “get” and “have” causative can be person or thing. When the object is a person called Active Causative but when the object is a thing called Passive Causative.

1.      “get (gets/got)” causative with person as object

For example:

a.      He will get Miss. Luphz to accompany him to the party tomorrow.

S          get         O             to infinitive

b.      Yesterday, she got the woman to wash the shirt.

S    got                   O       to infinitive

c.       She gets her servant to clean the house.

S     gets                  O        to infinitive

d.      The teacher got the students to make homework yesterday.

S             got       O       to infinitive

e.      I get my friend to come to my house.

S get       O                to infinitive

f.        My mom gets me to make a tea.

S        gets  O to infinitive

g.      They get me to do exercise.

S       get  O   to infinitive

So, the form of “get (gets/got)” causative is:

S + get (gets/got) + O (person) + to infinitive

 

2.      “have/had” causative with person as object

For example:

a.      Yesterday, he had the woman wash the shirt.

S   had       O            V1

b.      You must have Mac study hard.

S              have   O     V1

c.       She had her children cook dinner for her.

S     had         O           V1

d.      They had Fred arrive early.

S       had   O      V1

e.      I have you take a bath soon.

S have O     V1

	S + have/had + O(Person) + V1

 

So, the form of “have/had” causative is:

3.      “get/have” causative with thing as object (the meaning is passive)

For example:

a.      I get my mobile phone repaired.

S get          O                     V3

b.      We must have the floor cleaned as soon as possible.

S               have     O             V3

c.       I had my long hair cut last Saturday.

S had         O           V3

d.      She had the car washed at the weekend.

S    had     O         V3

e.      My mom gets fried rice eaten.

S        gets       O         V3

f.        I get my motorcycle driven by you.

S get          O                  V3          

g.      We must get the book read.

S              get         O       V3

h.      He got the chicken cooked.

S    got      O              V3 

i.        She gets a glass of tea drunk.

S    gets           O            V3

So, the form of “have/get” causative with thing as object is:

	S + have/get + O (thing) + V3