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.
Kalimat causative verb
terbagi menjadi 2 macam, yaitu active dan passive. Pada kalimat active
causative verb, agent yang mengerjakan aksi diketahui. Sebaliknya, pada kalimat
passive causative verb, agent biasanya tidak disebutkan.
Let, make, have, & get merupakan causative verb yang umum digunakan, ada yang menggunakan action verb berupa bare infinitive (infinitive without to) dan ada pula yang to infinitive.
Rumus
Causative Verb:
Adapun fungsi dan rumus secara umum sebagai berikut.
Verb Fungsi Rumus Active & Passive Causative
Verb Fungsi Rumus Active & Passive Causative
1. Active Causative
Let
(membiarkan seseorang melakukan sesuatu)
Active:
S+let+agent+action verb(bare infinitive)+…
S+let+agent+action verb(bare infinitive)+…
Example:
My father lets me choose my own future carrier.
The shepherd lets his sheep graze in the meadow.
The shepherd lets his sheep graze in the meadow.
Make
(memaksa atau sangat menyakinkan seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu)
Active:
S+(make-made)+agent+action verb(bare infinitive)+…
S+(make-made)+agent+action verb(bare infinitive)+…
Example:
The woman made her daughter eat up the tomatoes.
The manager makes her staff work hard.
The manager makes her staff work hard.
Have
(memberikan wewenang kepada seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu;
ingin sesuatu dilakukan oleh seseorang;
pengalaman)
ingin sesuatu dilakukan oleh seseorang;
pengalaman)
Active:
S+(have-had)+agent+action verb(bare infinitive)+object
Passive:
S+(have-had)+object+action verb(V-3)
S+(have-had)+agent+action verb(bare infinitive)+object
Passive:
S+(have-had)+object+action verb(V-3)
Example:
Lala had her friend take her result test.
The student had the teacher speak slowly.
The student had the teacher speak slowly.
Get
(membujuk seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu)
Active:
S+(get-got)+agent+action verb(to infinitive)+…
Passive:
S+(got)+object+action verb(V-3)
S+(get-got)+agent+action verb(to infinitive)+…
Passive:
S+(got)+object+action verb(V-3)
Example:
She got her parents to buy her a tennis racket.
The boy got his cat to chase a mouse.
The boy got his cat to chase a mouse.
2. Passive Causative
have-had
I
had my house renovated last week.?
He had his book returned as soon as possible.
He had his book returned as soon as possible.
get-got
Teddy got the money saved in the bank.
Yulia got her bedroom cleaned.
Teddy got the money saved in the bank.
Yulia got her bedroom cleaned.
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