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10.1 Have, Let, and Make

Have/Let/Make + Object + Base Form
The teacher has her students do a lot of homework.

Amy lets her children play outside every day.

Jon‘s mother makes him clean his room once a week.

1. Have/let/make + object + the base form of The director had the actor say his lines again.
a verb indicates that the subject causes or He made the actors wear silly costumes.
influences a person or thing to act. He didn't let the actors choose the costumes.

2. Have someone do something means to The teacher had the students retake the test.
require or ask someone to do something. Did you have anyone read your essay?

3. Let someone do something means to allow Jack’s mother lets him stay up late.
or permit someone to do something.

4. Make someone do something means to She made the child drink milk, but he hated it.
force or cause someone to do something. That book made me decide to study history.

4 Circle the correct answers to complete the paragraph about a camel market in
Abu Dhabi.

Today, the huge number of cars on the streets of Abu Dhabi might

(1) have IG@akeyou think that camels are a thing of the past. However,
a trip to the camel market in Al Ain is likely to change your mind. You

can (2) have / make someone give you a tour of the market, or you can
look around by yourself. Camels of all colors and sizes are kept in wire

pens. That (3) lets / makes you see them up close. There is lively competition

among the traders. Each man tries to (4) let / make people believe that his
camels are the very best. Some owners (5) have / let tourists enter the camel

pens, but the visitors often have to pay to do this. The cutest camels are the wide-

eyed babies. They (6) have / make everybody smile. Some traders won't

(7) have / let you take pictures. They will (8) let / make you put your
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camera away, so be sure to ask permission
first. Take your time and look around.

Perhaps a visit to the market will

(9) have / make you want a camel of your
own. You probably won't be able to
(10) let / make it behave like a prize-winner,

but you will still love it.
4 Mother and baby camel,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

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