Kamis, 30 April 2015

Causative Have & Question Tags














Causative verb is a verb that is used to indicate if the subject is not directly responsible for the actions that occurred, but someone or something else that is doing the action. Examples are: "I've had my hair cut". Subject I on the sentence does not cut his own hair but it makes someone else do it. Generally there are four verbs causative verb is often used, which have, get, let, and the make.
1.Have

Have a common causative verb. This verb is used to want someone to do something for the subject. The formula used is as follows:

Active sentences: S + (have / had + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + object. The passive voice: S + (have-had) + object + action verb (V-3).

·         Example:                    I had my brother take that glass (active)
·         Mr. Lillie had faithfully check the paper (active)
·         I had my jacket cleaned yesterday (passive)
·         I had my computer fixed (passive)
2.Get

The use of the verb Get similar to haves but with different sentence structure. The formula used is as follows:

Active: S + (get / got) + agent + action verb (to infinitive) Passive: S + (got) + object + action verb (V-3)
Example:                                 He got his father to buy a ball (active)
·         I got my jacket cleaned (passive)
3.Let.
This verb is used to let somebody do something. The formula used is as follows:

Active: S + let + agent + action verb (bare infinitive)

Examples:
·         Wil you let me go now?
·         She lets me drive her car
·         My father lets me choose the gift

4.Make
This verb is used to coerce or very convincing someone to do something. The formula used is as follows:

Active: S + (make / made) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive)

Examples:
·         The manager makes her staff work hard
·         My teacher made me apologize for what I had said
·         Did she makes you wear that ugly hat?























Question tags are short questions at the end of a sentence / statement is used to seek approval from the other person or to confirm whether or not the statement you mentioned. In Indonesian, question tags can be defined right? / Is not it? / O? / ?. Yuk
Question tags only consist of auxiliary verb (auxiliary verb) and subject pronouns (I, you, she, he, it, they, and we). Listed below are some of the provisions in question make the tag.
1. If the sentence is positive, then its negative tag question.
Examples:
·         You are beautiful, are not you?
·         She is serious, is not she?
Note: If the question tag-negative, then not to be shortened (eg, are not you? Not are not you?).
2. If the sentence is negative, then the question tag is positive.
Examples:
·         You are not beautiful, are you?
·         She is not serious, is she?
3. When the subject I am, then his question tags are not I. However, if the subject I am not, then the question of his tag am I.
Examples:
·         I am smart, are not I?
·         I am not guilty, am I?
4. If the sentence using the verb (verb), then use do / does for Verb 1 and 2 did for Verb in making her question tags.
Examples:
·         You stay in Bandung, do not you?
·         Hendra writes an aricle, does not he?
·         She played tennis, did not she?
5. If the sentences using modals, then use modals to question his tag. Especially for modals have to, use the auxiliary do for his question tags.
Examples:
·         Sumanto can not play the piano, can he?
·         Ayu will be here, will not she?
·         They have to go to school, do not they?
6. If the sentence contains a word with negative meaning, like nobody, no one, seldom, nothing, hardly, barely, rarely, then use a positive tag question.
Examples:
·         No one cares of me, do they?
·         She never seems to care, does she?
·         Rudi seldom does his homework, does he?
·         Nobody lived in this house, did they?
7. When the subject everyone, everybody, someone, somebody, no one and nobody, then they use in question tags.
Examples:
·         Somebody played the guitar last night, did not they?
·         Everybody watched the movie, did not they?
8. If the subject is everything, something, and nothing, then use it in question tags.
Examples:
·         Everything should be ready, should not it?
·         Something is moving, is not it?
9. If the sentence in the form of a command or prohibition, you will use for its question tags.
Examples:
·         Close the door, will you?
·         Do not be lazy, will you?
·         Do not make me upset, will you?
10. If the sentence begins with let's, then its tag question is shall we.
Examples:
·         Let's wash the car, shall we?
·         Let's go to the beach, shall we?
·         Let's forget it, shall we?





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