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GRAMMAR 1 UNIT 6 Passive-Voice-And-Causative-Structure

Here are the answers to the multiple choice questions: 1. I'm going to have Mike look at my computer to see what is wrong. 2. I'll let you drive my car. 3. I made him call her and apologize. 4. All the wine was drunk 5. His father left him 1 million pounds 6. Julie will not let her daughter marry that boy 7. I had my wallet stolen yesterday. 8. Do you want me to help you pack? 9. I had my shopping delivered this morning 10. Have your assistant send these letters immediately

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GRAMMAR 1 UNIT 6 Passive-Voice-And-Causative-Structure

Here are the answers to the multiple choice questions: 1. I'm going to have Mike look at my computer to see what is wrong. 2. I'll let you drive my car. 3. I made him call her and apologize. 4. All the wine was drunk 5. His father left him 1 million pounds 6. Julie will not let her daughter marry that boy 7. I had my wallet stolen yesterday. 8. Do you want me to help you pack? 9. I had my shopping delivered this morning 10. Have your assistant send these letters immediately

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PASSIVE VOICE

WHAT IS VOICE? WHEN DO WE USE PASSIVE VOICE?

FORM
VOICE IS the grammatical Passive voice is mainly used:
relation (active or passive) of
We form the passive using BE (in an appropriate tense) +
the grammatical subject of a a. When the action or the
PAST PARTICIPLE of a transitive verb.
verb to the action that the
verb denotes. result of the action is more important
In the active sentence the person or thing that
than the person or thing that
performs the action usually comes first:
WHAT IS PASSIVE VOICE? performs it.

SUBJECT /AGENT ACTION RESULT


The passive voice is used to b. When the agent is unknown
indicate that the grammatical
She cleaned the room yesterday
or obvious.

THE AGENT
REPORTING VERBS
VERBS WITH TWO OBJECTS IN THE
In most passive sentences we have no
interest in who We often use reporting verbs with impersonal
ACTIVE VOICE passive constructions.
or what performs the action.
Verbs that have two objects in the active “Some people think he stole the money”(Active)
usually have two passive forms.
We mention the agent when we think that

CAUSATIVE STRUCTURE

THE VERBS USUALLY USED FOR THE CAUSATIVE ARE:

GET (which gives an idea of persuasion)

“She got her sister to do the washing up”

HAVE (which implies asking and persuasion too)

“I had my husband drive me to the airport”

“He had his secretary sign the papers”


THE CAUSATIVE HAS THE MEANING OF 'SOMEONE” CAUSING
SOMEONE ELSE TO DO SOMETHING'. In English there are two basic
causative structures
a. AN ACTIVE ONE

SOMEONE + GET (ANY TENSE) + SOMEBODY+ TO DO SOMETHING


+ HAVE (ANY TENSE) + SOMEBODY+ DO SOMETHING
“ + MAKE (ANY TENSE) + SOMEBODY + DO SOMETHING

“I had my mum do my hair” /“ I’m going to make my secretary type


the letters / “ He’s going to get her boyfriend to paint her bedroom”

b. PASSIVE ONE

SOMEONE + HAVE OR GET (ANY TENSE) SOMETHING + DONE+ BY


SOMEBODY ELSE

“ I had my hair done". /“ They are going to have their house


redecorated”

Name: DAVID RUIZ NRC: 3270

1. IDENTIFY HE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: ACTIVE 2. TRANSFORM THE FOLLLOWING SENTENCES. ACTIVE


(A) PASSIVE (P) CAUSATIVE ACTIVE (CA) INTO PASSIVE OR PASSIVE INTO ACTIVE.
CAUSATIVE PASSIVE (CP). 1. You’ll have to feed the dog while I’m out.
The dog will have to be fed while I`m out.
1. An accident was reported last night. P
2. She has ironed your shirt this morning.
2. I had my brother paint my room. CA
3. The children are going to draw some animals. A Your shirt has been ironed this morning
4. I’m having my kitchen redecorated. A 3. Smoking should be banned in all public places.
5. I got my friend to redecorate my kitchen. A They should ban smoking in all public places
6. Ann rejected my wedding invitation. A 4. We shall finish the project by tomorrow.
7. He is believed to have committed the murder. P The project shall be finished by tomorrow
8. The thief was caught by the police. P 5. I gave Mary a present for her birthday.
9. Digital TV was invented in the 1960s. P Mary was given a present for her birthday.
10. We had our heating repaired yesterday. CP 6. This should be done as soon as possible
11. My son was given a new bike for his birthday. A They should do this as soon as possible
12. It is said she is a very good swimmer. P 7. Nobody told me about the exam.
13. The students handed in their essays yesterday. CP I wasn`t told about the exam
8. He was asked a favour.
Someone asked him a favour.

5. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION


1. I'm going to have Mike _ my computer to see what is wrong. 6. Julie will not let her daughter __ that boy
a) look at b) to look at c) looked at a) marry b) to marry c) married
2. I'll let you ________ my car. 7. I had my wallet ________ yesterday.
a) to drive b) drive c) driving a) stolen b) stole c) to steal
3. I ________ her and apologize. 8. Do you want me to help you ________?
a) made him to call b) made him called c) made him call a) to pack b) packing c) pack
4. All the wine_______ 9. I had my shopping ______this morning
a) drunk b) were drunk c) was drunk a) to deliver b) delivered c) deliver
5. His father _____him 1 million pounds 10. Have your assistant ______ these letters immediately
a) was left b) left c) leave a) to send b) to be sent c) send

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