c
Causative verbs followed by present participle after the causee, e.g.
send, leave.
d
Causative verbs followed by to-present participle after the causee, e.g.
set
.
a. Meaning and Function
Each causative verb of
make, have, get
has different interpretation though their meanings are similar. The function of those causative verbs is to show the
process where X the causer causes Y the causee to do something Azar, 1999: 339.
I made my little sister cook the noodle. I had my little sister cook the noodle.
I got my little sister to cook the noodle. The sentences above carry different meaning in interpretation. In the
examples, the three verbs present a process where X causes Y to perform an action that X intended. Nonetheless, the three sentences have different interpretation of
meaning as what is described by Azar 1999: 339. The following table shows the different meanings and interpretations based on the examples above,
Table 2.1 The Meanings of
Make, Have
, and
Get Causatives
Make
Interpretation
X had ordered Y to cook the noodle that Y could not refuse the order.
Meaning
It uses force to ask the causee to do what the causer intends.
Have
Interpretation
X requests Y to cook the noodle. X’s request probably occurs because Y habitually does the action.
Meaning
It suggests a routine hiring as between costumer and bussiness person.
Get
Interpretation X managed to persuade Y to cook the noodle. Meaning
It indicates that persuasion by the causer is involved.
In short, here are the differences of
make, have, get
causatives in function.
Table 2.2 The Functions of
Make, Have
, and
Get Causatives Make
Have Get
To imply the idea that the causee is forced by the
causer to do the intended result although there is a
chance of resistance. To show the
service frame
between the causer and the causee.
To indicate that some effort is required by the
causer.
To indicate that there is an intentional causer for the
animateinanimate causee to do the intended action.
To imply the meaning that the causee is
willingly to do the result. To indicate that the causer
wants the result to be performed.
There is a difference between
make
and
have
causatives observed by the focus of the goal.
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From the examples above, it is portrayed that the
make
causative focuses on the process of the causing event whereas
have
focuses on the result Stefanowitsch, 2001: 143. The other example is
I had the plumber repair the leak
. In this sentence, the focus lays on the repaired leak instead of how the plumber can repair the leak.
In other circumstances, there is a similarity between
get
and
have
which they have little or no difference in meaning in the form of passive voice Azar, 1999: 339.
In the following examples, there is no different interpretation in meaning and both
have
and
get
have the same function. I had my watch repaired by someone.
I got my watch repaired by someone.
3. Active and Passive Voice
The general form of active voice has a function to perform the doer or the agent as the subject of the clause Celce-Murcia, Marianne and Larsen Freeman,
1999: 343. For example, the sentence of
Darwin studied the fauna of the Galapagos island
s shows that the speaker emphasizes
Darwin
as the subject who does such an action. However, it is possible if the sentence emphasizes the object of the sentence.
Therefore, the sentence can be changed into
The fauna of the Galapagos islands was studied by Darwin
. In this case, the object of the active sentence is changed to be the subject of the sentence. This form of sentence is called the passive voice.
Azar explains the function of passive voice into two. First, passive voice is most frequently used when the subject agent is not known or is not important to be
mentioned Azar, 1999: 211. For examples: Rice is grown in Indonesia by the farmer.
My house was built in 1996 by the workers. Second, passive voice can be used to emphasize the object of the active
sentence although the speaker knows who perform the action Azar, 1999: 211. For examples:
The sweater was made by my grandmother. This delicious cake was cooked by Anie.
There are also some considerations to insert the agent in the passive sentence. First, the agent may be inserted when the agent is a new information Celce-Murcia,
Marianne and Larsen Freeman, 1999: 355, for example: Jill’s purse was snatched by
a young man
. Second, the agent can be stated when it is an inanimate Celce-Murcia,