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Nazatul Liyana Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

organise/organises

i've always found these sentences.

I let she organise/ organises

I let my daughter decorate/decorates

why ?? i don't get it , why organise not organises
  

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Please do not add unrelated posts to existing threads, Nazatul. When you have a new question, start a new thread. 'Let' is a causative verb here: that means that it is the main verb (the verb that changes), while the following verb is non-finite and does not change.

— Mister Micawber

  • Please do not add unrelated posts to existing threads, Nazatul.
  • When you have a new question, start a new thread.
  • 'Let' is a causative verb here: that means that it is the main verb (the verb that changes), while the following verb is non-finite and does not change.
  • Here are some other examples: I let her organize everything.
  • She is letting him organize everything.
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Please do not add unrelated posts to existing threads, Nazatul. When you have a new question, start a new thread.

'Let' is a causative verb here: that means that it is the main verb (the verb that changes), while the following verb is non-finite and does not change. Here are some other examples:

I let her organize everything.

She is letting him
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