Causative Verbs
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1. The doctor made the patient stay in
bed.
2. Mrs. Crane had her house painted.
3. The teacher had the class written a
2000-word research paper.
4. Don got some kids in the
neighborhood cleaned out his garage.
5. We had a professional
photographer taken pictures of everyone in our wedding.
6. Alice stopped at the service station
to have the tank filled.
7. I got Mary lent me
some money so I could go to a movie last night.
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1. George is a (careless,
carelessly) writer. He writes (careless, carelessly).
2. Frank asked me an (easy,
easily) question. I answered it (easy, easily).
3. Ali speaks English very (good, well).
He has a very (good, well) pronunciation.
4. Hannah dance (beautiful, beautifully).
She is a (beautiful, beautifully) dancer.
5. Hugh sneaks in (quiet, quietly).
The house he is in is very (quiet, quietly).
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1. I find this case unusual (adj).
2. He was nervous (adj) about
it.
3. I found the money easily (adv).
4. We became thirsty (adj).
5. He suddenly (adv) became suspicious (adj).
6. He gets tired (adj) very quickly (adv).
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1. Tom opens the door. → The
door is opened by Tom.
2. Shakespeare wrote that play. → The
play is written by Shakespeare.
3. The lesson is going to be explained
by the teacher. → The teacher is going to explain the lesson.
4. When did someone invent the
radio?. → When was the radio invented by someone?.
5. Shirley has suggested a new
idea. → A few idea has been suggested by Shirley.
6. Bill will invite Ann to the
party. → Ann will be invented by Bill to the party.
7. Costumers are served by waitresses
and waiters. → Waitresses and waiters are serving customers.
8. Does Prof. Jackson teach that
course?. → Is that course teached by Prof. Jackson?.
9. I won’t be fooled by his
tricks. → His tricks wont fool me.
10. It rained hard
yesterday. → Yesterday was rained heavily.
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1. Someone handed Ann a menu at the
restaurant.
a. Indirect → A menu was
handed to Ann at the restaurant.
b. Direct → Ann was handed
a menu at the restaurant.
2. They will send you a bill at the end
of the month.
a. Indirect → A bill will
be sent to you at the end of the month.
b. Direct → You will be
sent a bill at the end of the month.