Causative verb adalah kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan jika subjek tidak bertanggung jawab langsung terhadap aksi yang terjadi, melainkan seseorang atau sesuatu yang lain yang melakukan aksi tersebut. Contohnya adalah : “I had my hair cut”. Subjek I pada kalimat tersebut tidak memotong rambutnya sendiri tapi justru membuat orang lain yang melakukannya. Umumnya ada empat kata kerja causative verb yang sering digunakan, yakni have, get, let, dan make.
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Verb
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Fungsi
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Rumus
Active dan Passive Causative
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Let
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membiarkan seseorang melakukan
sesuatu
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Active:
S + let + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + … |
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Make
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memaksa atau sangat menyakinkan
seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu
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Active:
S + (make-made) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + … |
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Have
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memberi tanggung jawab kepada
seseorang untuk mengerjakan sesuatu untuk subjek
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Active:
S + (have-had) + agent + action verb (bare infinitive) + object |
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Passive:
S + (have-had) + object + action verb (V-3) |
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Get
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mirip dengan have namun
dengan struktur kalimat yang berbeda
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Active:
S + (get-got) + agent + action verb (to infinitive) + … |
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Passive:
S + (got) + object + action verb (V-3) |
Rumus
dan Contoh Kalimat Causative Verbs
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Rumus
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Verbs
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Contoh
Kalimat Causative Verb
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Active
Causative Verbs
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have-had
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Lala had her friend take
her result test.
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get-got
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She got her parents to
buy her a tennis racket.
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The boy got his cat to
chase a mouse.
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make-made
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The woman made her daughter
eat up the tomatoes.
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The manager makes her staff
work hard.
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let
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My father lets me choose
my own future carrier.
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The shepherd lets his sheep
graze in the meadow.
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Passive
Causative Verbs
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have-had
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I had my house renovated
last week.
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He had his book returned
as soon as possible.
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get-got
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Teddy got the
money saved in the bank.
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Yulia got her bedroom cleaned.
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