املي بالله
نائبة المدير العام
الأفعال السببية : let - make - have - get
Let
FORM
[let + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to allow someone to do something
Examples
John let me drive his new car
Will your parents let you go to the party?
I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off
Make
FORM
[make + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to force someone to do something
Examples
My teacher made me apologize for what I had said
Did some**** make you wear that ugly hat?
She made her children do their homework
Have
FORM
[have + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to give someone the responsibility to do something"
Examples
Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient's temperature
Please have your secretary fax me the information
I had the mechanic check the brakes
Get
FORM
[get + person + to + verb]
USE
This construction usually means "to convince to do something" or "to trick someone into doing something"
Examples
Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted terrible
How can parents get their children to read more?
The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking
Get vs. Have
Sometimes "get someone to do something" is interchangeable with "have someone do something," but these expressions do not mean exactly the same thing
Examples
I got the mechanic to check my brakes
At first the mechanic didn't think it was necessary, but I convinced him to check the brakes
I had the mechanic check my brakes
I asked the mechanic to check the brakes
FORM
[let + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to allow someone to do something
Examples
John let me drive his new car
Will your parents let you go to the party?
I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off
Make
FORM
[make + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to force someone to do something
Examples
My teacher made me apologize for what I had said
Did some**** make you wear that ugly hat?
She made her children do their homework
Have
FORM
[have + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to give someone the responsibility to do something"
Examples
Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient's temperature
Please have your secretary fax me the information
I had the mechanic check the brakes
Get
FORM
[get + person + to + verb]
USE
This construction usually means "to convince to do something" or "to trick someone into doing something"
Examples
Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted terrible
How can parents get their children to read more?
The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking
Get vs. Have
Sometimes "get someone to do something" is interchangeable with "have someone do something," but these expressions do not mean exactly the same thing
Examples
I got the mechanic to check my brakes
At first the mechanic didn't think it was necessary, but I convinced him to check the brakes
I had the mechanic check my brakes
I asked the mechanic to check the brakes