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Anandjo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Causative verb like make , let. get
how to use causative verb in different situations?
Structure of these sentences for active and passive voice.
Structure of these sentences for active and passive voice.
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Hello, anandjo-- and welcome to English forums. Which causative verbs did you have in mind? Some of them may be impossible to cast into passive voice.
- Hello, anandjo-- and welcome to English forums.
- Which causative verbs did you have in mind?
- Some of them may be impossible to cast into passive voice.
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Hello, anandjo-- and welcome to English forums.
Which causative verbs did you have in mind? Some of them may be impossible to cast into passive voice.
Which causative verbs did you have in mind? Some of them may be impossible to cast into passive voice.
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make and let use the bare infinitive in the active voice, the full infinitive in the passive. The passives are seldom used.
get uses the full infinitive in the active voice. The passive is not used.
Examples.
The devil made me do it.
I was made to do it by the devil. < Possible. Not common.
The devil let me do it.
I was let t
get uses the full infinitive in the active voice. The passive is not used.
Examples.
The devil made me do it.
I was made to do it by the devil. < Possible. Not common.
The devil let me do it.
I was let t
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