SUBJECT : Causatives

A) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses:

1. The doctor made the patient …….. stay …….. in bed. (stay)

2. Mrs. Crane had her house ……… painted ……….. . (paint)

3. The teacher had the class …………………………. a 2000-word research paper. (write)

4. I made my son …………………………. the windows before he could go outside to play.

(wash)

5. Don got some kids in the neighborhood …………………………… out his garage. (clean)

6. I went to the bank to have a check ……………………………….. . (cash)

7. Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim ……………………….

to class for him. The teacher didn’t know the difference. (go)

8. When Scott went shopping, he found a jacket he really liked. After he had the sleeves

…………………………, it fit him perfectly. (shorten)

9. My boss made me ………………………. my report because he wasn’t satisfied with it.

(redo)

10. Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank …………………………. . (fill)

11. I got Mary ………………………. me some money so I could go to a movie last night.

(lend)

12. Mr. Fields went to a doctor to have the wart on his nose ……………………… . (remove)

13. Peeling onions always makes me ………………………… . (cry)

14. Tom Sawyer was supposed to paint the fence, but he didn’t want to do it. He was a very

clever boy. Somehow he got his friends ……………………….. it for him. (do)

15. We had a professional photographer ………………………… pictures of everyone who

participated in our wedding. (take)

16. I spilled some tomato sauce on my suit coat. Now I need to get my suit ………………… . (clean)

1. The doctor made the patient stay in bed. (stay)

To complete this sentence, we need to put the word "stay" into the correct form. In this case, the verb form needed is the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "The doctor made the patient stay in bed."

2. Mrs. Crane had her house painted. (paint)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "paint" into the correct form. Since the verb "paint" is a regular verb, we just need the past participle form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "Mrs. Crane had her house painted."

3. The teacher had the class write a 2000-word research paper. (write)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "write" into the correct form. Again, we just need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "The teacher had the class write a 2000-word research paper."

4. I made my son wash the windows before he could go outside to play. (wash)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "wash" into the correct form. Just like in sentence 1, we need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "I made my son wash the windows before he could go outside to play."

5. Don got some kids in the neighborhood to clean out his garage. (clean)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "clean" into the correct form. Again, we just need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "Don got some kids in the neighborhood to clean out his garage."

6. I went to the bank to have a check cashed. (cash)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "cash" into the correct form. Just like in sentence 1, we need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "I went to the bank to have a check cashed."

7. Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim to go to class for him. The teacher didn’t know the difference. (go)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "go" into the correct form. Again, we just need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim to go to class for him. The teacher didn’t know the difference."

8. When Scott went shopping, he found a jacket he really liked. After he had the sleeves shortened, it fit him perfectly. (shorten)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "shorten" into the correct form. Just like in sentence 2, we need the past participle form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "When Scott went shopping, he found a jacket he really liked. After he had the sleeves shortened, it fit him perfectly."

9. My boss made me redo my report because he wasn’t satisfied with it. (redo)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "redo" into the correct form. Again, we just need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "My boss made me redo my report because he wasn’t satisfied with it."

10. Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank filled. (fill)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "fill" into the correct form. Just like in sentence 1, we need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank filled."

11. I got Mary to lend me some money so I could go to a movie last night. (lend)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "lend" into the correct form. Just like in sentence 1, we need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "I got Mary to lend me some money so I could go to a movie last night."

12. Mr. Fields went to a doctor to have the wart on his nose removed. (remove)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "remove" into the correct form. Just like in sentence 2, we need the past participle form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "Mr. Fields went to a doctor to have the wart on his nose removed."

13. Peeling onions always makes me cry. (cry)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "cry" into the correct form. Again, we just need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "Peeling onions always makes me cry."

14. Tom Sawyer was supposed to paint the fence, but he didn’t want to do it. He was a very clever boy. Somehow he got his friends to do it for him. (do)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "do" into the correct form. Again, we just need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "Tom Sawyer was supposed to paint the fence, but he didn’t want to do it. He was a very clever boy. Somehow he got his friends to do it for him."

15. We had a professional photographer take pictures of everyone who participated in our wedding. (take)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "take" into the correct form. Just like in sentence 1, we need the base form or simple form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "We had a professional photographer take pictures of everyone who participated in our wedding."

16. I spilled some tomato sauce on my suit coat. Now I need to get my suit cleaned. (clean)

In this sentence, we need to put the word "clean" into the correct form. Just like in sentence 2, we need the past participle form of the verb. So the correct sentence is "I spilled some tomato sauce on my suit coat. Now I need to get my suit cleaned."