WEEK 5

GRAMMAR of ENGLISH
Passive voice / Causative form

1, Complete the text by putting in the correct passive forms of the verbs in brackets.

Rugby Union
Rugby is a team game that……………..(play) in Britain since the middle of the 19 th century. According to legend, it
…………………(invent) at Rugby School in England in 1823 by a boy who……………..(call) William Webb Ellis. A game of football
…………………..(play) at the school when Webb Ellis suddenly picked up the ball and ran with it. This story might ………………(make
up) but it ………………..(tell) whenever the history of the game ……………………(explain).
Towards the end of the 19th century, official rules for the game ………………….(write) and it began……………..(play) in more
and more countries, such as France, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. International matches and tours ………………….
(organize) since the beginning of the 20 th century and since 1987 a World Cup tournament ………………….(hold). At present, more
and more countries ………………(add) to the list of those that take part in the tournament . Television audiences for international
matches are high and it is hoped that the game ……………………..(watch) by even more people in the future.
Until 1195, Rugby Union was an amateur game but the top players said that they were in favour of ………………………(pay)
to play and that the sport should ………………(turn into) a professional one. Despite various problems, this seems …………………….
(do) successfully and the sport is growing in popularity, with spectator numbers rising in Britain and elsewhere.

2, Rewrite the sentences, putting the underlined verbs into the passive.
A, Do you want someone to wake you up in the morning ?
……………………………………………………………..
B, I don’t like someone telling me what to do.
……………………………………………………………..
C, After the company made him redundant, he became very depressed.
……………………………………………………………………………….
D, I would like them to have given me the chance to explain my point of view.
………………………………………………………………………………..
E, If it hadn’t rained so much, we would have finished the job on time.
………………………………………………………………………………..

3, Rewrite these sentences in 2 different ways, using the verb in brackets.

1, The police know that the man is using a false name. (known)
It………………………………………………………
The man…………………………………………….
2, It seems likely that the suspects escaped in a stolen car. (thought)
It………………………………………………………
 The suspects………………………………………..
3, Reporters say that she has resigned from her post as minister. (reported)
It ………………………………………………………
She……………………………………………………

4, Give a clear explanation to the following sentences…….

1, He got hurt yesterday. ……………………………………..
2, He got the seats booked. ……………………………………

A, He had the room painted. ………………………………..

B, He had Ann paint the room. ……………………………….
C, He made Ann paint the room. ……………………………….
D, He got Ann to paint the room. ………………………………