Les structures causatives : MAKE

 

Corrigé

 

Exercice 1.

 

compréhension :

Cochez les énoncés dans lesquels la notion de contrainte est évidente.

1. When I'm a teacher, I will make my students work very hard.

4. He pretended to be sick, but his dad made him go to school anyway.

5. Nobody can make me vote for them!

6. Didn't they make him pay his arrears in taxes after all?

7. Have you finally made him come to his senses? à Mais ici la contrainte est discutable, on a peut-être réussi à obtenir ce qu'on voulait avec de simples arguments.

8. In the past, parents often made their daughters marry men that were much older than they were and whom they didn't love.

 

Exercice 2.

 

Analyse structurelle :

Reprenez les énoncés ci-dessus et soulignez le sujet qui subit la contrainte ou les conséquences de l'activité d'autrui.

1. When I'm a teacher, I will make my students work very hard.

2. That made me think of my departed sister.

3. The passport officer made me miss my plane.

4. He pretended to be sick, but his dad made him go to school anyway.

5. Nobody can make me vote for them!

6. Didn't they make him pay his arrears in taxes after all?

7. Have you finally made John come to his senses?

8. In the past, parents often made their daughters marry men that were much older than they were and whom they didn't love.

 

Exercice 3.

 

Traduisez

1. You make me waste my time, my dear.

2. She made us cry with the story of her lost love.

3. Those oysters made me sick.

4. Believe me, I'll make you lose your awful habits.

5. Did they finally make him/her speak?

6. Had they made you pay for them?

7. Your shouldn't make yourself seen so conspicuously with him/her.

 

 

 

Dans cette fiche, les structures causatives sont explicitées et afin de permettre de saisir le sens d’expressions idiomatiques. La fiche Have&Get se trouve dans la même rubrique. Educasttream met aussi à votre disposition un programme de stage anglais

 

 

 

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