Causative structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition."s are used when the speaker wants to arrange something done by somebody else. Depending on what is emphasisSpecial importance or attention given to something. E.g.: All I wanna do is have some fun.ed (the agentThe doer of an action; the person or the thing that does something. E.g.: True Romance was written by Tarantino. ("Tarantino") or the activity itself) different structures can be used.

• Causative with an emphasis on the activity
  • HAVE + something + past participle
  • GET + something + past participle
• Causative with an emphasis on the agent
  • MAKE + somebody + infinitive
  • GET + somebody + TO + infinitive
  • HAVE + somebody + infinitive
  • HAVE + somebody + present participle

Reporting an earlier event with passive voice
Passive voice and causative structures Causative with an emphasis on the activity