JSS2 Third Term English Language Lesson Note – The Use of Causative Verbs

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WEEK 4

ASPECT: STRUCTURE

TOPIC: THE USE OF CAUSATIVE VERBS

CONTENT:

Causative verbs are verbs that are used to indicate that some person or thing helps to make something happen. There are a number of causative verbs in English grammar out of which are the following examples:

Cause, allow, help, enable, have, keep, hold, let, force, require, make, … force, get.

Causative verbs are similar in function to passive verbs but are primarily used to express actions that are initiated on one person by someone else.

Make: make as a causative verb expresses the idea that a person requires another one to carry out an action. Examples:

1. Joseph made the students to do their assignment.
2. The patients made the doctor to leave late.
3. The prefect gets the junior students to clean the rubbish.
4. God enables the us to learn the any subject by heart.

Have: As a causative verb, ‘have’ expresses the idea that a person wants something done for him. The causative verb ‘have’ is often used when talking about various services. Examples:

1. I had my haircut last week.
2. She had the car washed at the weekend.
3. The principal had the school hall cleaned for the valedictory service.
4. My father had the shoes made for the occasion.

EVALUATION:

1. What is a causative verb?
2. List four types of causative verbs you know.
3. Make sentences with two of your chosen causative verbs.

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