Grammar: Causative verbs [ 2008-10-10 16:08 ] Question: Is there a difference in English between I cut my hair and I had my hair cut? In the first sentence, you are the one holding the scissors. In ...

By the end of this discussion, fellow learners/readers should be able to maximize their understanding of the: Definition of Causative Verb; Usage of Causative Verb ...

Ergative verbs assign the theta role agent, experiencer, or instrument to their. indirect complement, the sister of VP1: If an unaccusative verb is reformed into a causative verb, the agent is ...

Look at how the main verb "have" works as a causative in this sentence: "I'll have Jennifer call you tonight." What, the learner may well ask, does "having Jennifer call" mean? A crude literal ...

Causative verb. The English language has, in fact, evolved a special verb form to make people avoid acknowledging responsibility—if only for the moment—when caught in such situations. That verb form ...

Opinions of Friday, 8 May 2015. Columnist: Azindoo, Abubakar Mohammed Marzuq 2015-05-08 Literary Discourse: Causative verb ...

Machine generated contents note: Preliminary lesson: phonology and orthography; 1. Instransitive verbs, word order, absolutive suffix; 2. Nouns and nominal predicates ...