UNIT 3 - GETTING THINGS DONE

 Causative verbs

We use causative verbs to talk about situations where someone made another person do something. The speaker did not do the action themselves, but they caused the other person to do it. They may have paid, asked, or persuaded the other person.

Examples:

• Get someone to do something (get + person + to + infinitive)

In this case, "get" means that you get the other person to do something, perhaps by paying them, asking them, or persuading them.

• She gets her son to do his homework by promising him ice cream when he's finished.
• I got the cleaner to clean under the cupboards.
• Have someone do something (have + person + infinitive)

We can also use "have + person + infinitive". It is similar to "have something done" but this time we specify who did the work.

• I had the electrician look at my broken light.
• The teacher had the students write the answers on the whiteboard.

The passive causative 

Causative verbs are used when one person is causing another to do something. The passive is used when the focus is on the thing instead of the person. When you combine them together, you are essentially saying someone caused something to be done (by someone). 

Example:

Passive: The test was taken by the student.

Causative: The teacher had the student take the test.

Passive/Causative: The teacher had the test taken by the student.