Grammar

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. The winner will award / will be awarded a gold medal.
2. Too much red meat is thought / thought to be unhealthy.
3. When we arrived, the police were taking away / were being taken away the cars.
4. America discovered / was discovered by Columbus in 1492.
5. Everyone knows that water boils / is boiled at 100 degrees Celsius.
6. This afternoon, Tim’s dog is checking / is being checked by the vet.

2 Choose the correct answer.

1. All the trees in our street … .
a. cut down b. are cutting down c. are being cut down
2. It’s his first offence, so he … to prison.
a. won’t be sent b. won’t send c. isn’t sending
3. Our friends invited us for dinner and they … a delicious meal.
a. were served b. served c. were being served
4. The actress had an accident while the last scene … .
a. was being filmed b. was filming c. filmed
5. So far, researchers … a cure for the disease.
a. haven’t been found b. weren’t found c. haven’t found
6. I’m sorry, sir. Dogs … in this shop.
a. not allowed b. aren’t allowed c. don’t allow

3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive.
1. Does the school know that you’re leaving?
Yes. The headmaster ……………… already ……………………… (inform).
2. Why didn’t Joe come to the party?
He ……………………………… (not invite).
3. When will you pay me?
You ……………………………… (pay) tomorrow.
4. How often do they clean the offices?
The offices ……………………………… (clean) every day.
5. Why isn’t Billy playing outside with the other children?
He ……………………………… (punish) for fighting.
6. When must I pay the bill?
The bill ……………………………… (must pay) by the end of the month.

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the passive.
make • repair • hold • injure
1. She was reading the newspaper while her car ……………………………… .
2. Several people ……………………………… in the fire.
3. At the moment, plans ……………………………… to open a new gym.
4. A press conference ……………………………… after the meeting tomorrow.
5 Complete each sentence according to the meaning of the original sentences.
1. They’ll sell all the tickets before we get there.
All the tickets ................................................................ .
2. The decorations were being taken down when we arrived.
When we arrived, he .................................................... .
3. The country is electing a new government.
A new government ........................................................ .
4. You make this cake with butter and a lot of eggs.
This cake ...................................................................... .
5. Look! They’ve replaced the old lights.
Look! The old lights ...................................................... .

6 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the causative.
arrange • paint • check • make • translate
1. Since I was a child, I ……………… my teeth ……………… every six months.
2. Look! The neighbours ……………… their front door ……………… red.
3. A year after she wrote the book, she ……………… it ……………… into French.
4. Jim never buys suits. He ……………… them ……………… for him.
5. Next time we go abroad, we ……………… our trip ……………… by a travel agent.

7 Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive.
Filmstars’ lifestyles affect their children. One example is that when films
(1) ……………………………… (make), filmstars often move to different locations. Their children
(2) ……………………………… (send) to new schools and have to make new friends. When Meryl
Streep’s son Henry (3) ……………………………… (enrol) in yet another school, he complained
bitterly. Meryl realised her children (4) ……………………………… (affect) by the constant moves.
As a result, she kept the family in one place for the next 20 years. Another example is unwanted
publicity. If a filmstar (5) ……………………………… (catch) by the paparazzi doing something
stupid or embarrassing, you can be sure it will appear on TV and (6) ………………………………
almost certainly ……………………………… (see) by the star’s children. On several occasions, the
media (7) ……………………………… (attack) for not being more sensitive to the children of
celebrities.

8 Complete the dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive.
1. When will we know the result of the competition?
It ……………………………… (announce) next week.
2. Why is the shoe shop on High Street closed?
It ……………………………… (repaint).
3. How did the film end?
The bad guy ……………………………… (kill).
4. Why is Patty so excited?
She ……………………………… (offer) a big part in the play.

9 Write sentences with the words below. Use the passive.

1. in China rice / eat / with chopsticks / .
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2. the school football team / not beat / this season / .
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3. the test / give / to the Year 11 students / at this moment / .
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 4. your house / break into / last week / ?
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5. next week / everything in the shop / sell / at half price / .
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10 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the active or passive form.
1. Every winter, the children in Alaska ……………………………… (build) snowmen.
2. Details of the fire ……………………………… (publish) in tomorrow’s papers.
3. When I was five, I ……………………………… (give) a puppy for my birthday.
4. The meal will soon be ready. It ……………………………… (prepare) now.
5. Robby is upset because he ……………………………… (not receive) an e-mail from Kate yet.
6. When ……………………………… the time of the next meeting (announce)?