CAUSATIVE VERBS
PENGERTIAN CAUSATIVE VERBS
Causative verbs adalah kata kerja yang menunjukkan
bahwa subject tidak bertanggung jawab langsung terhadap aksi yang terjadi
melainkan seseorang atau sesuatu yang lain yang melakukan aksi tersebut. Pengertian
termudahnya causative verbs adalah kata kerja yang digunakan untuk memerintah
orang lain.
FUNGSI DAN RUMUS CAUSATIVE
VERBS
Kalimat causative verbs terbagi 2 macam, yaitu
active dan passive causative. Pada kalimat active causative verb, agent (yang
mengerjakan aksi) diketahui. Sebaliknya, pada kalimat passive causative verb, agent
biasanya tidak disebutkan.
Let, make, have, dan get merupakan causative verb
yang umum digunakan. Fungsi dan rumus let, make, have, dan get sebagai berikut.
1. LET
Let
merupakan kata kerja yang berfungsi untuk membiarkan seseorang melakukan
sesuatu. Rumus yang digunakan adalah sebagai berikut:
S + Let + Agent + Action Verb (bare infinitive)
Contoh:
a. My
Father lets me choose my own car
b. The
shepherd lets his sheep graze in the meadow
c. Never
let her go, or you will regret forever.
d. She
lets me drive her car
e. His
mother let him go to school.
2.
MAKE
Make
merupakan kata kerja yang berfungsi untuk memaksa atau sangat menyakinkan
seseorang melakukan sesuatu. Rumus yang digunakan adalah:
S + Make/Made + Agent + Action Verb (bare infinitive)
Contoh:
a. The
manager makes her staff work hard
b. The
teacher makes the student do the homework
c. Did
she makes you wear that ugly hat?
d. My
mother made me apologize for what i had said
e. My
mother made me wear dress
f. The
woman made her daughter eat up the tomatoes.
3.
HAVE
Have
merupakan kata kerja yang berfungsi untuk menginginkan seseorang mengerjakan
sesuatu untuk subjek. Rumus yang digunakan adalah:
Active
:
S + have/had + agent + action adverb (bare infinitive) + objek
Contoh:
a. I
had my sister take that glass
b. Mr.
Septi had lala check the paper
c. The
student had the teacher speak slowly
d. Shinta
had me come here yesterday
e. My
mother had me clean the shoes
Passive:
S + have/had + v3
Contoh:
a. I
had my jacket cleaned yesterday
b. I
had my computer fixed
c. I
have the speaker loaded
d. My
mother has the car washed every morning
e. He
had his book returned as soon as possible
4.
GET
Get
merupakan kata kerja yang penggunaannya mirip dengan have namun struktur
kalimat berbeda. Rumus yang digunakan adalah:
Active:
S + get/got + agent + action verb (bare infinitive)
Contoh:
a. She
got her parents to buy her a shoes.
b. The
boy got his cat to chase a mouse
c. I
get you to like this explanation
d. He
is getting dentist to check his teeth
e. Rina
got her sister to take the food even though it tasted terrible
Passive:
S + got + object + v3
Contoh:
a. Shanti
got the money saved in the bank
b. Yuri
got her bedroom cleaned
c. Budi
wants to get his toy taken
d. Rina
gets her hair cut
e. Do
you get your clothes washed?
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