The phrase "made him change" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English. It means that someone or something caused someone else to change their behavior, thoughts, or actions in some way. Example: His parents' strict rules and expectations made him change his rebellious ways and become a responsible young man.
What made him change?
AB: You don't know what made him change his mind?
A nasty demonstration Friday made him change his plans.
Stefan Kramer, the council's general secretary, said the internet had made him change his views.
So, my five dollars had made him change his ways and become a chemistry guy.
"The economic crisis made him change his mind again," Trenin said.
His artistic restlessness made him change styles continually over many live performances and 20 albums.
He said recently that nothing she said had made him change his mind about the case.
"So I made him change his position to turn toward Mecca".
He says there are three factors that made him change his mind about hydrogen energy.
"Those two dreams made him change his way of life," Ms. Stultz said.
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