使役動詞 (Causative Verbs)

Ref: http://www.cybertranslator.idv.tw/grammar/verbs.htm

使役動詞是指使另一個動作發生的動詞。在 "The devil made me do it." 這個句子中，動詞 "made" 使 "do" 發生。

這裡列出常見的使役動詞供讀者參考 (未依字母順序排列)：let, make, help, allow, have, require, motivate, get, convince, hire, assist, encourage, permit, employ, force。

大多數使役動詞後面都接受詞 (名詞或代名詞) 再接不定詞："She allows her pet cockatiel to perch on the windowsill. She hired a carpenter to build a new birdcage."

有三個使役動詞是上述模式的例外。這三個使役動詞 have, make 和 let 後面接名詞或代名詞，在接原形動詞。

* Professor Villa had her students read four short novels in one week.
* She also made them read five plays in one week.
* However, she let them skip the final exam.