Active and Passive Causative Form with Examples

In English grammar, there are two different voices – Active & Passive. 

Let’s understand the basics of Active Voice and Passive Voice. 

In the English language, the active voice is basically used when the subject of the sentence is the doer of the action. The passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence becomes the receiver of the action. 

Active and Passive Voices are easy to understand and they are commonly used in variable situations. But the passive voice is majorly used in the reports, textbooks, in industry, science or technology. It will describe the processes and it will be done as per the official rules. The passive voices are used in reports, textbooks, industry,  etc. because we are not aware of the doer of the action. 

Let’s have a look at the examples to understand the concept in a better way. 

• I asked Maria to clean my room as soon as I leave for work. 
• I will get my house cleaned by Maria as soon as I leave for work. 

As you can see the first statement is in active voice and the second one is in the passive voice. 

Causative Verbs to Express the Idea

Basically, the causative verbs are used to express the idea behind a situation in which a person is causing someone to happen or cause another person to do something. 

Active Causative Sentence Structure with Examples

In English grammar, the active causative sentence structure is similar to the active form and make use of the causative verbs. Some of the causative verbs are have, get, let and make.

Following is the sentence structure for active causative.

Following are five examples of active causative form.

• Ali had the carpenter fix the cupboard.
• He had the secretary call the customer.
• Her parents let her go to the party.
• My mother made me do the homework.
• The doctor got the patient to take the medicine.

Passive Causative Sentence Structure with Examples

In Passive voice, the sentence needs to focus on the thing instead of the person. When you combine the passive voice with causative verbs then you can say that it is a Passive Causative Form. In this form, you are trying to convey that someone (a person) caused some action to be done by another person. 

Following is the sentence structure for passive causative.

Let’s see the examples below to understand the passive causative form. 

• Ali had the cupboard fixed.
• He had the customer called.
• The doctor got the medicine taken.
• Zahra had her jacket cleaned.
• He got the software installed.

Causative Verbs with Active and Passive Voice

Let’s have a look at the things how the Causative Verbs can be used with the Active & Passive Voice. 

#1 The causative verb can be used with the verb and along with that, it will be used with the base form of the verb. 

• Jennifer made her father sell their house.
• Jennifer will have her father sell their house.
• Jennifer let her father sell their house.

#2 In this case, the causative verb is used with the verb + “to” + base form of the verb. 

• Jennifer wants her father to sell their house.
• Jennifer will allow her father to sell their house.
• Jennifer persuaded her father to sell their house.

#3 Here, the causative verb is used with the object and past participle. 

• Jennifer had their house sold by her father.
• Jennifer got their house sold by her father.

In the above example, you can see the application of causative verbs with active voice and passive voice. The words that are used are “have” & “get”. Generally, we do not mention the doer of the action. If you wish to check the form 

Conclusion:

With this session, you could learn how the causative verbs can be used with active and passive voice along with some interesting sentence examples. The examples will assist you in understanding the concept in a better way. So for more such interesting blogs stay tuned to Englishbix.