Have, get, make, let and help: I had my hair cut; she made me laugh. · about 13 minutes
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What is it? A causative verb shows that someone causes something to happen rather than doing it themselves. We use have, get, make, let and help: I had my hair cut (someone cut it for me). She made me laugh. He let us go.
Why does it matter? Causatives let you say who arranges or allows an action, and they are very common in everyday English: "I had the car repaired."
Where do we use it? Services ("I'm getting my phone fixed"), rules ("The teacher made us stay"), and permission ("Mom let me go").
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