CAUSATIVES: HELP, LET, GET, AND HAVE

Identify the causative verb in the following sentence: She made him clean the room.

• clean

• room

• she

• made

Use 'help' to form a causative sentence: I ___________ my friend study for the test.

• dance

• sleep

• helped

• ate

Use 'make' to form a causative sentence: The teacher ___________ the students complete the assignment.

• helped

• made

• forced

• allowed

Use 'let' to form a causative sentence: Mom ___________ me go to the party.

• let

• help

• force

• make

Use 'get' to form a causative sentence: He ___________ his brother to wash the car.

• asked

• told

• got

• helped

Differentiate between 'help' and 'make' in causative sentences.

• help implies assistance or support, while make implies causing someone to do something

• help involves forcing someone to do something, while make involves offering support

• help implies causing someone to do something, while make implies providing assistance

• help means to hinder or obstruct, while make means to provide assistance

Differentiate between 'let' and 'get' in causative sentences.

• The main difference between 'let' and 'get' in causative sentences is that 'let' is used to give permission or allow someone to do something, while 'get' is used to arrange for someone to do something.

• The main difference between 'let' and 'get' in causative sentences is that 'let' is used to ask someone to do something, while 'get' is used to give permission or allow someone to do something.

• The main difference between 'let' and 'get' in causative sentences is that 'let' is used to arrange for someone to do something, while 'get' is used to give permission or allow someone to do something.

• The main difference between 'let' and 'get' in causative sentences is that 'let' is used to arrange for someone to do something, while 'get' is used to ask someone to do something.

Use 'help' to form a causative sentence: They ___________ their neighbors fix the broken window.

• ate

• slept

• helped

• laughed

Use 'make' to form a causative sentence: The coach ___________ the players practice harder.

• make

• encourage

• force

• allow

Identify the causative verb in the following sentence: They had their car fixed by a mechanic.

• had

• car

• fixed

• mechanic