2. Overview
- State the definition
- Various causative verbs
- Examples of causative verbs
- Change the sentence to causative verb
3. What is Causative Verb?
It is certain verbs in English sentence that indicates someone to do
something.
(Kata kerja yang digunakan untuk meminta orang lain mengerjakan sesuatu
untuk kita (speaker))
4. Which one is Causative Verb?
• Sentence 1: I paint my nails red
• Sentence 2 : My sister paints my nails red
• Sentence 3 : I have my sister painted my nails red
Explanation
• Sentence 1: The person/speaker does the ‘action’ painting nails
by herself (si pembicara melakukan Tindakan sendiri)
• Sentence 2: Someone else does the ‘action’ sincerely without
getting asked (melakukan tindakan tanpa diminta)
• Sentence 3: The person/speaker ask someone else to do the
‘action’ with force (meminta orang lain melakukan tindakan
dengan memaksa)
5. Comparison
So, if that’s so, what is the difference between Imperative Sentence and Causative Verb?
Imperative Sentence
Paint my nail red.
Causative Verb
I have my sister paint my nail red
Both are ‘command’ sentence. The only difference is in imperative sentence it point to
the object pronoun directly, meanwhile causative verb is not directly pointed, but
mention the person name.
(imperative sentence menunjuk kepada objek/orangnya secara langsung sementara
causative verb hanya menyebutkan nama orangnya”
6. SHORTLY…
Causative verb is used to make people assume that
"X" forces "Y" to do something.
I have my sister painted my nail
Subjek ‘I’ sebagai “X” memaksa Objek ‘my sister’ sebagai “Y”
untuk memberikan tindakan mewarnai kuku si X.
Tetapi dalam beberapa situasi/kalimat, objek tidak tertera
jika speaker adalah orang/pihak ke 3.
‘They have their house painted’
SUBJECT + HAVE + PERSON + PARTICIPLE (Verb 3)
7. Another examples
They have their house painted.
Or
I have the workers paint my house.
She has her make up done.
Or
I have her done my make up
He has her laundry washed
Or
I have them done my laundry
The following sentences are examples of using causative verbs
9. So, how to write the sentence?
I LET THEM WASH MY DOG
SUBJECT + LET + PERSON/THING + VERB 1 (INFINITIVE)
10. So, how to write the sentence?
HE GETS HIS HAIR CUT
SUBJECT + GET + PERSON + VERB INFINITIVE
11. So, how to write the sentence?
Billy breaks the neighbor’s rooftop, his parents make him fix it.
SUBJECT + MAKE + PERSON/THING + VERB 1
(INFINITIVE)
14. Changing sentences to causative verb
Sentence: My brother brings my suitcase
Causative verb: I have my brother brought my suitcase
Sentence: Sandy escapes from his room
Causative verb: Someone lets Sandy escape from his room
Sentence: Kalina is having a party in her house and her friends makes a mess
Causative verb: Kalina makes her friends clean her house
Sentence: Alka wants to eat burger
Causative verb: Alka gets someone buy the burger
15. EXERCISE
1. I want to buy dress
2. Her twin babies eat ice cream cone
3. The postman run away because of the dog
4. The barber cuts my hair
