Causative verb adalah kata kerja yang digunakan ketika kita
menginginkan orang lain melakukan suatu tindakan dan subject tidak
bertanggungjawab langsung terhadap aksi yang terjadi.
Pada dasarnya ada empat kata kerja causative verb yang sering digunakan, yaitu HAVE, GET, LET, dan MAKE.
Fungsi dan Rumus Causative Verbs
1. HAVE
Fungsinya adalah untuk menginginkan seseorang mengerjakan sesuatu untuk subjek.
Rumus:
[ S + (HAVE-HAD) + AGENT + ACTION VERB(bare infinitive) + OBJECT] - Kaimat Aktif
Contoh Kalimat:
I had my sister take that ball (aktif)
[ S + (HAVE-HAD) + OBJECT + ACTION VERB(V-3)] - Kalimat Pasif
Contoh Kalimat:
I had my car cleaned yesterday (pasif)
2. GET
Fungsinya mirip dengan HAVE namun dengan struktur kalimat yang berbeda.
Rumus:
[ S + (GET-GOT) + AGENT + ACTION VERB(to infinitive)] - Kalimat Aktif
Contoh Kalimat:
She got her brother to buy her a basket ball.
[ S + (GOT) + OBJECT + ACTION VERB(V-3) ] - Kalimat Pasif
Contoh Kalimat:
Cindy got her bedroom cleaned.
3. LET
Kata kerja ini berfungsi untuk membiarkan seseorang melakukan sesuatu.
Rumus:
[ S + LET + AGENT + ACTION VERB(bare infinitive) ]
Contoh Kalimat:
My father lets me choose my own car.
4. MAKE
Kata kerja ini berfungsi memaksa atau sangat menyakinkan seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu.
Rumus:
[ S + (MAKE-MADE + AGENT + ACTION VERB(bare infinitive) ]
Contoh Kalimat:
The manager makes her staff work hard.
CONTOH KALIMAT CAUSATIVE VERBS :
Will your parents let you go to the movie tonight?
Harry made his brother lie to their mom.
Ron didn’t have a barber cut his hair.
I got Jono to sew my ripped shirt.
She has her car fixed.
I have the speaker loaded.
I make this house cleaned.
Alfonso makes Stephanus killed.
Do you get your clothes washed?
Greysia gets her hair cut.
Patricia had her friend take her result
test.
The woman made her daughter eat up the
tomatoes
The manager makes her staff work hard.
My father lets me choose my own future
carrier.
He had his book returned as soon as
possible
Sumber :
http://www.englishnesia.com/2014/04/pengertian-rumus-dan-contoh-causative-verb.html
http://achankprima.blogspot.com/2011/01/causative-verbs.html
