Make creative juices "flowing"
Hello, everyone!!
• He teaches his students in his ways to make creative juices flowing.
For the usage ’flowing’ in above sentence I have following questions;
1. Since the causative ‘make’ doesn’t allow participle form after its object, the ‘make’ should, I think, be substituted with ‘get’.
2. By the way, if we view above sentence in another point that the ‘flowing’ might be an adjective originated from verb ‘flow’ and this sentence pattern is the same as “make someone happy”, could this sentence with ‘make’ itself be grammatical?
While, of course, my opinion is no.1, your various clarifications will be really appreciated.
Thanking in advance and Best RGDS,
Top answer
Hi 1. This is correct. The expression almost always has the verb 'get': - The aim of his teaching is to get the creative juices flowing.
- Hi 1.
- This is correct.
- The expression almost always has the verb 'get': - The aim of his teaching is to get the creative juices flowing.
- 2.
- It is just about possible to use 'make' if you follow with the present form: - He aims to make the creative juices flow.
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Hi
1. This is correct. The expression almost always has the verb 'get':
- The aim of his teaching is to get the creative juices flowing.
2. It is just about possible to use 'make' if you follow with the present form:
- He aims to make the creative juices flow.
The first one is more usual
Hope this helps
Dave
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