Causative Verbs "Make"

Jack had his house painted.

This sentence is similar in meaning to: Someone painted Jack'shouse. OR Jack's house was painted by someone. Causative verbs expressthe idea of someone causing something to take place. Causative verbs canbe similar in meaning to passive verbs.

Examples:
• My hair was cut. (passive)
• I had my hair cut. (causative)

Make

'Make' as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person requiresanother person to do something.
Construction Chart

Subject + Make + Person + Base Form of Verb

Examples:
• Peter made her do her homework.
• The teacher made the students stay after class.

Make digunakan untuk memaksa seseorang melakukan sesuatu. Bentuknya adalah make + orang + verb.
Contoh:
• My teacher made me apologize for what I had said.
• Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat?
• She made her children do their homework.