A causative form, in linguistics, is an expression of an agent causing or forcing another thing or person to perform an action or to be in a certain state/condition. In the text below you saw two examples of these causative forms:
- It was the breakfast pizza that finally made my wife snap. |
- And do you know she actually made me eat it. |
- ‘I will let you have … Cookie Crisp and Toaster Pastries..’ |
1) MAKE – “forcing or constraining”
If we express the idea of forcing or putting pressure on someone/something to do something, we use the structure: to make someone/something do something
Look at other examples:
| - She made her children do their homework. |
| - The robbers made everyone lie on the floor with their hands behind their heads. |
| - She made me put back all the junk food. |
2) LET - “authorization”
If we express the idea of allowing or permitting someone/something to do something, we use the structure: to let someone/something do something
Look at other examples:
| - Will your father let you come to the party tomorrow night? |
| - My boss let me take the day off from work. |
| - Stop the ball! Don’t let it roll into the street. |
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