ABOUT YOU What did your parents expect from you when you were growing up? Use each verb to write a sentence with an object + an infinitive. Share your answers with a partner. 1. expect My
parents expected me to be polite.
2. advise 3. permit 4. tell 5. expect 6. encourage
8.4 Causative Verbs Some verbs are called causative verbs because one person or thing causes, enables, or allows another person or thing to do something. EXAMPLES
EXPLANATION
Gates has gotten billionaires to sign the Giving Pledge.
Get, persuade, and convince are followed by an object + infinitive. Get, in this case, means persuade.
Carnegie persuaded wealthy people to give away their money. You convinced me to help others. Carnegie helped people (to) get an education. Leslie helps girls (to) improve their lives.
After help + object, either the infinitive or the base form can be used. The base form is more common.
When Carnegie was a child, he met a rich man who had a small library. This man let children use his library. This man permitted children to use his library. This man allowed children to use his library.
Let, permit, and allow have the same meaning. Let is followed by an object + base form. Permit and allow are followed by an object + infinitive.
This reading made me think about wealth and happiness. No one can make you give to charity. Giving to charity makes me feel good.
Make is followed by an object + base form. Make can mean force. Make can mean cause something to happen.
Warren Buffet had his children sign the Giving Pledge. The teacher had us write an essay about charity.
Have means to give a job or task to someone. Have, in this case, is followed by an object + base form.
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