4. Further Insights into English Causative Structures

Causative Structures in English

Watch the video tutorial in English, study the tables and make sure you are confident in using  causative structures in conversation. Then, practice using them by completing the grammar tasks and tests provided at the links below.

  

Конструкции с инфинитивом 

Случаи употребления

Примеры

Конструкция «Инфинитив с предлогом for»

(The For-to-Infinitive Construction)

for + сущ. (общий падеж) / местоимение (объектный падеж) + инфинитив 

1. После прилагательных good, late, easy, important, necessary, normal, (im)possible, sufficient, etc. 

It’s easy for you to say so.

It’s good for them to make the deal.

2. После существительных time, plan, idea, thing, problem, suggestion, etc.

It was the only thing for him to do.

It will be a bad idea for them to expand overseas.  

3. После местоимений somebody, something, nobody, nothing. 

There is always somebody there for me to chat with.

There’s nothing else for me to add. 

4. После глаголов wait, arrange, advertise, apply, pay.  

We are waiting for you to come.

Everything was arranged for them to sign the contract. 

5. После too, enough.

 

The noise was too loud for me to sleep.

The subject is easy enough for you to discuss. 

Сложное дополнение

(The Complex Object)

существительное (общий падеж) / местоимение (объектный падеж) + инфинитив 

1. После глаголов чувственного восприятия: see, watch, observe, notice, hear, feel, smell (с инфинитивом без частицы to) для обозначения однократного действия. 

 

We never heard her raise her voice.

Nobody noticed me open the door and leave.

3. После глаголов умственной деятельности: know, think, believe, expect, etc, 

 I know him to be an experienced lecturer.

They didn’t expect us to be invited to the party.

4. После глаголов чувств: like, love, hate, etc. 

We like our products to be in demand.

Everybody hates David to be cheated.

5. После глаголов желания: want, wish, would like, etc. 

I want you to present our new product to the partners.

They would like the goods to be delivered in time. 

6. После глаголов побуждения: make, let (с инфинитивом без частицы to), order, ask, say, tell, request.

 Let them rewrite the paper!

I’ll ask them not to be late. 

 

❗❗❗  Если глагол see означает «понимать», а глагол hear употребляется в значении «мне сказали», то после них используется не Complex Object, а предложение с that (придаточное изъяснительное):

Eg.  I saw that he didn’t understand anything.

             I heard that they have moved.

✅ Causative Verbs Practice Exercise
✅ Exercise 1
✅ Exercise 2
✅ Exercise 3
✅ Causative form 3 (Mixed)

❗❗❗ To recap the key points, refer to the PowerPoint Presentation “Module_4.11_Causative Structures_ST.pdf” from the resource Module 4.11 Grammar and Vocabulary Takeaways.