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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Make that happen

I look forward to working with you to make that happen.

Is "make" a causative one in the above?
  

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Anonymous Is "make" a causative one in the above? Yes. How not?

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is "make" a causative one in the above?
  • Yes.
  • How not?
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs "make" a causative one in the above?
Yes. How not? Emotion: smile

CJ
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CalifJimYes. How not?
Thank you for the reply.
I think along this line: if something occurs (happens) by chance, how come that we may force it/that to happen. (I'm a non-native so it may be that I'm missing something here.)
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Anonymousif something occurs (happens) by chance
Happenings don't occur only by chance.

— What happened while I was on vacation?
— Susan and Mario got divorced.
(I don't think that happened by chance! Something made it happen.)

Anyway, it's the grammatical structure that's important. "make {someone/something} V
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CalifJimAnyway, it's the grammatical structure that's important. "make {someone/something} VERB"
I see. Thank you for the reply.
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