母に七時に(a - 起きて・b - 起こして) 欲しいと頼んでおこう。


母に七時に(a - 起きて・b - 起こして) 欲しいと頼んでおこう。

For the above statement I chose a - 起きて but it was wrong, why is b right and a
wrong?




Grammatically, both a and b are possible. It is a matter of which situation is
(by far) the commoner.

  * 起きてほしい would mean _ask mom to wake up_ ;
  * 起こしてほしい would mean _ask mom to wake **me** up_,

of which the latter is the likelier.




Grammatically, both a and b are possible. It is a matter of which situation is
(by far) the commoner.

  * 起きてほしい would mean _ask mom to wake up_ ;
  * 起こしてほしい would mean _ask mom to wake **me** up_,

of which the latter is the likelier.

