KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS:
PASSIVE AND CAUSATIVE
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including
the word given.
1. Mymother hired someone to paint her house last month. GOT
My mothe:
jast month.
2. Amechanic repaired my car for me last summer. HAD
| last summer.
3, Most people think that divorce causes lots of problems. IS
Divorce... _.lots of problems.
4, They know she is quite unreliable at work. BE
She... unreliable at work.
5. She arranged for someone to walk her dog while being on holiday. HAD
She. while being on holiday.
6. Idon’t like it when people treat me like that. BEING
don't like. -like that.
7. My mother makes me tidy my room every week. MADE
\ my room every week.
8. They have cancelled the concert due to the heavy rain. OFF
The concer lue to the heavyrain.
9. These remains are believed to date back to Roman times. IS
I
.date back to Roman times.
10. Someone burgled their house while they were away. BROKEN
They... _.while they were away.
11. They say the robbers have fled the country. HAVE
The robbers..
the country.