（4）Causative V．＋sb．／sth．＋adj．句型：

可用于這一句型的動詞，主要有make，get，set，keep，leave，turn，push，throw，paint等，例如：

69）a．The news made them uneasy．

b．They were made uneasy by the news．

c．They became uneasy when they heard the news．

（這個消息使他們不安。）

70）a．The rain got his clothes wet．

b．His clothes were got wet in the rain．（Bad English）

c．His clothes got wet in the rain．

（雨淋濕了他的衣服。）

71）a．They set the prisoner free．

b．The prisoner was set free．

（他們把犯人放了。）

72）a．The sun keeps us warm．

b．We are kept warm by the sun．（Bad English）

c．We keep ourselves warm in the sun．

（太陽使我們感到暖和。）

73）a．His illness left him very weak．

b．He was left very weak by his illness．（Bad English）

c．He became very weak because of his illness．

（病使他身體虛弱了。）

74）a．He left／pushed／threw the door open．

b．The door was left／pushed／thrown open．

（他把門推開。/門打開了。）

75）a．They left nothing undone．

b．Nothing was left undone．

（他們把該做的事都做了。）

76）a．The cold weather turned the leaves red．

b．The leaves were turned red in the cold weather．（Bad English）

c．The leaves turned red in the cold weather．

（寒冷的天氣使樹葉變紅了。）

77）a．He painted the door green．

b．The door was painted green．

（他把門漆成綠色。）