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BLOCK 3 SPOT YOUR GRAMMAR

Passive voice
A. Match the sentences on the right with those on the left and fill in the gaps with verb forms, either active or passive.
1. The masons 2. They 3. Mum 4. Dad 5. The gardener 6. I the house in two months. the roof after some days. all the kitchen furniture. the lamps. the flowerbeds. the walls of my room. a. The flowerbeds b. The lamps c. The walls of my room d. The house months. e. The roof f. All the kitchen furniture paint build arrange buy lay design by the gardener. by Dad. by me. by the masons in two after some days. by Mum.

B. Look at the picture and report what happened using the passive voice.

Vocabulary Nouns chairs drawers cupboards window pane files lamp safe break open wide smash scatter Verbs knock down steal throw (on to the floor) safe crack open

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