This document discusses causative structures in English grammar. Causative structures indicate that one person or thing causes another to do something. They involve using verbs like "have", "make", "get", or "let" followed by a subject and the past participle form of another verb. Examples are provided like "I had John fix the car" and "The teacher made the students work in groups." Exercises are included asking the reader to complete sentences using causative structures, such as "Mrs. Brown had her house painted" and "I got Alice to lend me some money."

3. Subject + Have/Make + Person
+Past participle verb
• Causative structures
indicate that one thing or
person causes another thing
or person to do something.

4. • Have (give someone the
responsibility to do
something) (pay money)
• I had John fixed the car
• I had my hair cut

5. •Make (force someone to
do something)
• The teacher made the
students worked in groups
• Our boss made us worked
extra hours

6. •Get (convince or
trick someone into
doing something)
• He got the mechanic to repair
the machine.
• She got him to read more.

7. •Let (allow someone
do something)
• Jane let her son go out
• They let the children play in
the yard

10. • EXERCISES
• Mrs.Brown had her house ....................
(paint)
• The teacher had the class .......................
a 2500-word research paper. (write)
• I made my daughter ...................... the
toilet before he could go outside to play.
(wash)
• Donald got some children in the
neighbourhood .......................... out his
garage. (clean)

11. • He went to the bank to have a
check ...................... (cash)
• Barbara stopped at the gas station to have
the tank ..................... (fill)
• I got Alice .......................... me some
money so I could go to a film yesterday.
(lend)
• Mr. Campbell went to a doctor to have the
wart on his nose ..........................
(remove)

12. EXAMPLES
• 1. My house’s faucet is broken.
• 2. I don’t understand the math exercises.
• 3. My clothes are so dirty and I don’t know
how to wash them.
• 4.Tomorrow it’s my mother’s birthday.
• 5.