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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.