PASSIVE VOICE & CAUSATIVE FORM

I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Mickey Mouse Cartoons _________ into sixty languages
a. have translated b. translated
c. have been translated d. were being translated
2. Today many kinds of electric devices _________ in Japan
a. produced b. were produced c. are produced d. will produce
3. The room _________ when I arrived
a. was cleaning b. is cleaned c. was cleaned d. was being cleaned
4. Oh, No! My camera isn’t here. It _________ stolen!
a. has been b. is c. is being d. has
5. Fiat _________ a group of Italian businessmen
a. is started for b. is started by c. was started by d. was started for
6. Unless we can find new sources of energy, our life will certainly _________
a. affect b. be affected c. affected d. be affecting
7. The World Health Organization _________ in 1948 in order to carry out medical research and improve
international health care
a. was established b. had established c. established d. had been established
8. This atlas _________ in the classroom yesterday
a. wsa leaving b. left c. was left d. leaves
9. Glass is usually _________ sand
a. made from b. made of c. made by d. made with
10. The manager _________ the cheque recently
a. has been signed b. has signed c. sign d. signed
11. I’m going to have my house _____________ this weekend
a. redecorates b. redecorating c. rederacoted d. redecorate
12. Dad, I want to have my bike _________. It looks so ugly
a. to repaint b. repaint c. repainted d. repainting
13. My children had many photographs _________ while we were on our vacation
a. taking b. take c. taken d. took
14. I’m going to have the mechanic _________ my car tomorrow
a. will be repaired b. repair c. repaired d. to be repaired
15. I’m going to go out and _________
a. have made my dress b. have my dress made
c. let my dress made d. my dress be made
16. Portuguese___________ as an official language in this city for three hundred years.
A. has always been spoken B. has been spoken always
C. has always spoken D. had always spoken
17. More than ten victims____________ missing in the storm last week.
A. are reported to be B. are reported to have been
C. are reporting to have been D. are reporting to be.
18. I have my teeth checking by the dentist.
A B C D
19. These pills should be take every four hours.
A B C D
20. The letter should been delivered in the afternoon.
A B C D
21. The mail has sent to the wrong address.
A B C D
22. They were questioning by the police.
A B C D
23. John ______________The Great Pyramid of Giza.
A. said to have been visited B. is said to have visited
C. is said to have been visited D. said to have visited.
24. People say that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed.
A. It was said that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed.
B. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were said to be destroyed.
 C. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have destroyed.
D. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have been destroyed.
25. It is believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
A. They believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.
B. A buried treasure is believed that was hidden in the tomb.
C. A buried treasure is believed to hide in the tomb.
D. A buried treasure is believed to have been hidden in the tomb.
26. George ____________another trip to Greece.
A. is said to be planned B. said to be planned
C. said to be planning D. is said to be planning
27. _____________ some precious things stolen from that ancient tomb.
A. People knew that he buys B. It was known that he has bought
C. They knew that he has bought D. They know that he bought
28. The X-ray____________ in 1895.
A. is said to have been discovered B. is said to be discovered
C. said to have been discovered D. said to discover
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. Toshico had her car (repair) _________ by a mechanic
2. Ellon got Marvin (type) _________ her paper
3. We got our house (paint) _________ last week
4. Dr. Byrd is having the students (write) _________ a composition
5. Mark got his transcripts (send) _________ to the university
6. Maria is having her hair (cut) _________ tomorrow
7. Will Mr. Brown have the porter (carry) _________ his luggage to his car?
8. My sister has had a new dress (make) _________ recently
9. The Wilsons won’t have a new house (build) _________ on that corner next month
10. The President had his advisors (arrange) _________ a press conference
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. The architect has drawn plans for an extension of the house
Plans ________________________________________________________________________________
2. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets ______________________________________
3. No one has signed this cheque. This cheque ______________________________________________
4. He couldn’t repair the broken vase. The__________________________________________________
5. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date______________________________________________________________________________
6. The robber made the bank manager hand over the money
The bank manager______________________________________________________________________
7. The postman was bitten by our dog. Our dog______________________________________________
8. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight. All the prisoners____________________________
9. Sally was given a microcomputer for her birthday by her parents
Sally’s parents ________________________________________________________________________
10. Someone has stolen my bike. My bike __________________________________________________
11. The mechanic repaired my car last week. I _______________________________________________
12. They don’t eat the cake because it is very bad. The cake ____________________________________
13. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We _________________________________________________________________________________
14. Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She _______________________________________________
15. That old house at the end of the road has been sold
They________________________________________________________________________________
16. My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview. I must ____________________________________
17. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine for me
I had ________________________________________________________________________________
18. People speak English in Australia. English _______________________________________________
19. I never hear him shout at the children.
He ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20. My parents made me learn harder for the final test.
I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21. No one has used that door for 20 years.
 That door ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22. They showed his photograph on television.
His photograph -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23. I don’t want people to make me a fool.
I don’t want to ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24. She dislikes people shouting at her.
She dislikes being --------------------------------------------------------------------------
III. Turn the following sentences into the passive voice or the active voice
1. They can’t make tea with cold water _____________________________________________________
2. They will hold the meeting before May Day _______________________________________________
3. They have to repair the engine of the car __________________________________________________
4. The teacher is going to tell a story _______________________________________________________
5. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife ________________________________________________
6. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name _________________________________________________
7. No one believes his story ______________________________________________________________
8. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board _________________________________
9. They have provided the victims with food and clothing ______________________________________
10. The chief enginer was instructing all the workers of the plant ________________________________
11. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books ___________________________________________
12. Someone will tell him that news _______________________________________________________
13. They paid me a lot of money to do the job _______________________________________________
14. Open your book.____________________________________________________________________
15. Take off your hat.___________________________________________________________________
16. Don’t do that silly thing again._________________________________________________________
17. Have they changed the window of the laboratory __________________________________________
18. Do they teach English here? __________________________________________________________
19. Will you invite her to your wedding party? _______________________________________________
20. Did the teacher give some exercises ____________________________________________________
21. Is she making big cakes for the party ____________________________________________________
22. Why didn’t they help him? ___________________________________________________________
23. How many games has the team played? _________________________________________________
24. Where do people speak English? _______________________________________________________

PASSIVE VOICE (advanced)

Passive voice with relative pronouns :

E.g :The teacher who teach him English is my father .
=>He is taught English by the teacher who is my father .
E.g :I don’t know whom the doctor will examine next .
=>I don’t know who will be examined next by the doctor .
*Note :The relative pronoun must be placed right after the noun or pronoun it qualifies .
+Who ( A) -> By whom (P )
+ Whom ( A ) -> who (P)
E.g :Who invented the telephone ?
=>By whom was the telephone invented ?
*Passive voive in imperative sentences :
E.g :-Write down your name and address . =>Let your name and address be written down.
-Take off your hat . => Let your hat be taken off .
-Let’s talk to her . =>Let her be talked to by us .
-Don’t let the others see you . => Don’t let you be seen by the others .
*Other Patterns :
-I’d like them to make me a cup of tea . =>I’d like (myself ) to be made a cup of tea .
-It’s necessary to call him up . =>It’s necessary for him to be called up .
-It’s impossible to do this. =>It’s impossible for this to be done