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TOEFL
Preparation Course
The English School-Thailand
Other verbal usages
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Causative verbs
Causative verbs are used to indicate that one person
causes another person to do something for him.
Subject 1 Verb Subject 2 Verb
Causative
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Causative verbs
HAVE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING
Subj 1 V = Have Someone Verb 0
The professorhad her assistantprepare an experiment.
Patty always has her son wait while she is in class.
I have had my secretary keep her eyes on urgent issues.
Dr.Jones will have her interns do a research on aging.
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Causative verbs
HAVE SOMETHING DONE
Subj 1 V = Have Something Verb 3
The Prime Ministerwill have the governments policies declared
on December 28.
The cardiologist is having his patients heart rate regulated.
During WWII, U.S. Marines had classified radio messages
encoded in the Navajo language.
Jane was having her Rolls Royce repaired last week.
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Causative verbs
MAKE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING
Subj 1 V= Make Someone Verb 0
When I was a little boy, my motherwould make me eat vegetables.
Naresuan University makes all freshmen live on campus.
After 8 months of being taken over by the Burmese invaders, King
Taksin the Great made all of the scattered groups unite .
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Causative verbs
GET SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING
Subj 1 V = Get Someone To V.
The professoris getting her assistant to prepare an experiment.
Patty always got her son to do homework and to have dinner
while she is in class.
I have gotten my secretary to keep her eyes on urgent issues.
Dr.Jones will get her interns to do a research on aging.
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Causative verbs
GET SOMETHING DONE
Subj 1 V = GET Something Verb 3
The Prime Ministerwill get the governments policies declared
on December 28.
The cardiologist is getting his patients heart rate regulated.
During WWII, U.S. Marines got classified radio messages
encoded in the Navajo language.
Jane was getting her Rolls Royce repaired last week.
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Causative verbs
LET SOMEONE DO SOMETHING
Subj 1 V= Let Someone Verb 0
When I was a little boy, my motherwould let me stay up late on
weekends.
Naresuan University lets all seniors live off campus.
Being very safety concerned, my father did not let me drive alone
until he felt assured.
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Causative verbs
HELP SOMEONE DO SOMETHING
Subj 1 V= Help Someone Verb 0
When I was a little boy, my motherwould help me correct wrong
spellings that occurred on my essays.
BCNPY always helps improve community health care in the area.
Being very safety concerned, Dr.Jones helps her students to give
injections to the non-critical cases.
To V.
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Causative verbs
PERMIT / ALLOW SOMEONE TO DO
SOMETHING
Subj 1Permit /
AllowSomeone To V.
The professorpermitted her assistant to take a vacation.
Patty always allows her son to play with his friends on weekends.
Ipermit my secretary to do her make-up before meetings.
Dr.Smith allows her interns to take care oftheir assignments.
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Subjunctive
Subjunctive is the use of verbs in simple form
as main verbs in subordinate clauses.
It is used in sentences which in indicate that one
person recommends, asks, forces, or pays
another person to do something (not necessarily
for the first person).
Subj 1 Verb
(any tense)
that Subj 2 V0
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Subjunctive
Subjunctive form can be found after clauses
with the following verbs.
Advise Ask Command Decree Demand
Insist Move Order Prefer Propose Recommend
Request Require Stipulate Suggest Urge
Subj 1 Verb
(any tense)
that Subj 2 V0
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Subjunctive
Subj 1 Verb
(any tense)
that Subj 2 V0
Several residents suggested that the municipality establish an
alternative medical center.
The constitution court decreed that the three political partiesbe
dissolved.
The Thai Chamber of Commerce has urged that The Ministry of
Commerce make a rapid move on FTA.
The Highway Police Div. requests that all motorists constantly
monitorthe designated speed limits.
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Subjunctive
Subjunctive is the use of verbs in simple form
as main verbs in subordinate clauses.
It can also be used in sentences that include certain
adjectives describing importance, recommendation, or
necessity in doing something.
It is / was that Subj 2 V0ADJ.
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Subjunctive
Subjunctive can be found after clauses with the
following adjectives .
Advised Advisable Better Obligatory Essential
Proposed Imperative Mandatory Necessary
Suggested Preferable Vital Recommended
Required Strange Urgent Important Crucial
It is / was that Subj 2 V0ADJ.
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Subjunctive
It is / was that Subj 2 V0ADJ.
It is essential that every student learn English.
It was urgent that a P.M.be elected.
It is required that those looking forward tofurthering their education in American
universities achieve over 550 on the TOEFL.