Sunday, May 28, 2017

objects - Make it happen?


We use the phrase make it happen.


But why don't we use happens since it has the third-person pronoun it?


Why not



Make it happens





Answer



This is tough!


I think it goes same with let. The only thing I can make out is make or let does not directly involve the third person. Said that, the third person is not doing things but they are indirectly involved, without their consciousness. I'm not sure how to put it correctly in words!



Make him study -he does or does not study, yet
Let her go -she is not directly involved in 'going'
and so on...



All above mentioned examples don't involve the third person doing things directly. The rule is when they do it directly, we apply 's. And thus, when we say "make/let it happen, the it does not perform action directly as the subject.



Say--



It goes - a subject doing things directly, by itself
Let it go - Here, the subject does not do things directly



[This is the best thing I could come up with! Native's inputs will be very useful and I'm so curious for their comments!]


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