THE CAUSATIVE
THE CAUSATIVE The causative is a grammatical structure used to show that one person causes another person to do something. It is commonly used in English to describe situations where someone is asked or instructed to do something by another person. The causative can be formed using the verb "have" or "get" followed by the base form of the main verb. The structure "have + object + base form of verb" is used to show that someone is causing another person to do something for them, while the structure "get + object + to + base form of verb" is used to show that someone is causing another person to do something for themselves. Here are some examples: I'll get the waiter to correct the check. I'm sure you can get the restaurant to lend you a tie. In the first sentence, the subject (I) is causing someone else (the waiter) to perform an action (correct the check). By using the causative verb "get", the speaker is indicating that they ...