Pengertian Causative Verb
Causative verb adalah
kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahwa subject tidak bertanggungjawab langsung terhadap aksi
yang terjadi melainkan seseorang atau sesuatu yang lain yang melakukan aksi
tersebut.
Fungsi dan Rumus Causative Verbs
Kalimat causative verb terbagi
menjadi 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.
Verb
|
Fungsi
|
Rumus Active dan
Passive Causative
|
Let
|
Membiarkan seseorang melakukan sesuatu
|
|
Make
|
memaksa atau sangat menyakinkan seseorang untuk
melakukan sesuatu
|
Active:
S + (make-made) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + … |
Have
|
menginginkan seseorang mengerjakan sesuatu untuk
subjek
|
Active:
S + (have-had) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + object
Passive:
S + (have-had) + object + action verb (V-3) |
Get
|
mirip dengan have namun dengan struktur
kalimat yang berbeda
|
Active:
S + (get-got) + agent + action verb (to infinitive) + …
Passive:
S + (got) + object + action verb (V-3) |
Contoh Kalimat Causative Verbs
1. Lala had her friend take her result test.
2. The student had the teacher speak slowly.
3. She got her parents to buy her a tennis racket.
4. The boy got his cat to chase a mouse.
5. The woman made her daughter eat up the tomatoes.
6.
The manager makes her staff work hard.
7.
My father lets me choose my own future carrier.
8.
The shepherd lets his sheep graze in the meadow.
9.
I had my house renovated last week.
10. He had his book returned as soon as possible.
10. He had his book returned as soon as possible.
