讓 / 叫 / 請 + person + verb forms causative/request structures: let, make, ask someone to do something.
Causation/request control - first verb governs second action performer
Verb choice nuance - 讓 can be allow/cause, 叫 is colloquial ask/tell, 請 is polite request
High practical frequency - instructions, delegation, social requests
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Pick causative verb by politeness and force
- 請 is polite; 讓/叫 vary by context.
Middle NP is action performer
- Keep role assignment unambiguous.
Avoid over-command tone
- Direct imperative alternatives may sound harsher.
The teacher had us write homework.
Mom told me to go buy groceries.
Do not let him know about this.
This movie made me very moved.
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