The teacher made us … five poems each.

Analyze the question

The sentence is: "The teacher made us ......... five poems each." We need the correct verb form after the word "made."

Explain the concept

"Make" is a causative verb. When it means "force or cause someone to do something," it is followed by an object and the bare infinitive, which is the base form of the verb without "to."

Structure: make + object + base verb

Examples:

• The coach made them run.
• Mother made me wash the plates.

Show the solution

• Subject: The teacher
• Verb: made
• Object: us
• Needed: a base-form verb → "recite"

Check each option:

• A. recited is past tense. "Made us recited" is wrong, because the causative "made" already carries the past tense.
• B. recites is third-person singular present. It is wrong because the verb after "made us" must be the base form.
• C. recting is not a word. It is a misspelling and is also not the correct form.
• D. recite is the base form, so it fits the pattern.

Correct sentence: The teacher made us recite five poems each.

Answer: D

Exam tip

Remember: made/let/help + object + base verb (no "to"). When you see "made us ___," do not add -ed, -s, or -ing to the next verb. Note that in the passive voice, "to" returns: "We were made to recite five poems."