In the Following Sentences, Make Has a Different Meaning

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Let and make

When let and make are followed by an object and another verb, the second verb is not preceded by to.

. One of them let me play with his binoculars!

In the following sentences, make has a different meaning.

. It might make Bridget laugh. (make = cause) . It makes me want to cry. (make = cause) . They made me work until 10 o'clock at night. (make = force)

A. Complete these sentences with let or make. Be careful to choose the right tense.

1. They didn't ______me work late – I agreed to do it.

2. Nick's boss at the grotto ______him go home early every day.

3. Listening to you talk about Rome ______me want to visit the city.

4. During the interval, they ______the audience meet the musicians.

5. Your jokes always ______me laugh.

6. Did they ______you come into the country without your passport?

Allow, permit, force, order

The following verbs mean more or less the same as let or make, but you have to use them differently.

. One of them let me play with his binoculars! . One of them allowed me to play with his binoculars! . One of them permitted me to play with his binoculars!

In the following sentences, make has different meanings.

. They made me work until 10 o'clock at night. . They forced me to work until 10 o'clock at night. . They ordered me to work until 10 o'clock at night.

A. Answer these questions. Use allow /permit or force / order in your answer.

1. How did you get here? My father ______his car.

2. Who cleaned the house? She ______to do it.

3. How did you get in the house? The caretaker ______.

4. Why did you sign the document? The soldier______to do it.

5. What happened to Hector? His father ______to go home.

NOTE: You cannot use let in the passive. If you want to express the same idea, you must use allow or permit.

. I was allowed / permitted to play with the binoculars.

NOT: I was let to play with the binoculars.

You CAN use make in the passive, if make means force.

. I was made to work until 10 o'clock at night.