<p>EXTRA English 28 Christmas Grammatik und Übungen</p><p>Let and make</p><p>When let and make are followed by an object and another verb, the second verb is not preceded by to.</p><p>. One of them let me play with his binoculars!</p><p>In the following sentences, make has a different meaning.</p><p>. 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)</p><p>A. Complete these sentences with let or make. Be careful to choose the right tense.</p><p>1. They didn't ______me work late – I agreed to do it.</p><p>2. Nick's boss at the grotto ______him go home early every day.</p><p>3. Listening to you talk about Rome ______me want to visit the city.</p><p>4. During the interval, they ______the audience meet the musicians.</p><p>5. Your jokes always ______me laugh.</p><p>6. Did they ______you come into the country without your passport?</p><p>Allow, permit, force, order</p><p>The following verbs mean more or less the same as let or make, but you have to use them differently.</p><p>. 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!</p><p>In the following sentences, make has different meanings.</p><p>. 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.</p><p>A. Answer these questions. Use allow /permit or force / order in your answer.</p><p>1. How did you get here? My father ______his car.</p><p>2. Who cleaned the house? She ______to do it.</p><p>© 4Learning / Schulfernsehen multimedial 2007 1 EXTRA English 28 Christmas Grammatik und Übungen</p><p>3. How did you get in the house? The caretaker ______.</p><p>4. Why did you sign the document? The soldier______to do it.</p><p>5. What happened to Hector? His father ______to go home.</p><p>NOTE: You cannot use let in the passive. If you want to express the same idea, you must use allow or permit.</p><p>. I was allowed / permitted to play with the binoculars.</p><p>NOT: I was let to play with the binoculars.</p><p>You CAN use make in the passive, if make means force.</p><p>. I was made to work until 10 o'clock at night.</p><p>© 4Learning / Schulfernsehen multimedial 2007 2</p>