I found I could easily make myself _________ by using sign language.
A. understood B. understand C. to understand D. being understood
回答选A，但非常容易误选B，即软套“make 专有名词或代词 动词原形”这一构造。可是针对该构造学生们忽视了一点，便是该构造中的专有名词或代词应两者之间后形容词有逻辑性上的主谓关系，而针对上边一题，myself 两者之间后的形容词 understand 显而易见并不是主谓关系，只是动宾关系，换句话说是处于被动关联，故这时的形容词运用过去分词表处于被动。又如：
(1) As a teacher, you should make yourself _________.
A. respect B. respecting C. respected D. to respect
(2) He spoke loudly so as to make his voice _________.
A. hear B. hearing C. heard D. to hear
(3) Do you know what made her so _________?
A. frighten B. frightening C. frightened D. to frighten
(4) When you speak English, be sure to make yourself _________.
A. understand B. understanding C. understood D. to understand
回答均选C，即用过去分词表明处于被动实际意义（在其中 frightened 可视作修饰词）。