149 grammar unit 4 2star

Unit 4 Grammar practice 
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

The passive; the causative

bold verbs. Use the causative in either the formal or
informal form.

1 Complete the sentences with the correct passive form
of the bold verbs.

The writer got / had her novel published last December.
(publish)

Our house is painted once every two years. (paint)
1 These letters
tomorrow. (write)
2 Your suit
(not clean)

yet, sir.

3 Mary’s coat
party last night. (steal)

(not mark)
3 My parents

their new cottage
next summer. (build)

4Fiona

her nose
before I could talk to her

about it. (pierce)
at the

2 Complete the sentences with the correct passive form
of the verbs in the list.

grow

their exams
by the teacher yet.

to the fashion

6 The food still
end of the party. (not eat)

find

2 The students

,

5 The girls
show right now. (drive)

drive

a new program
on their computer. (install)

at the

4 While Tim’s motorbike
he waited in a café. (repair)

decorate

1 Tomorrow, they

mark

5They
(decorate)
6

not wash

7Tina

her shoes
yet. (not repair)

8I

my clothes

by someone else. I make them

in the

2 Some people made a lot of money when gold
in the area last year.
3 Our house
painters at the moment.

some flowers
in the back garden next week?
(you / plant)

The car will be driven by my dad next week.
1 A lot of wheat
fields of western Canada every year.

their flat
when I visited them last night.

by some

myself. (not make)

5 Rewrite the sentences using the causative. Use either
the formal or informal form shown in brackets.

4 My football shirt
it’s still dirty.

yet –

5 While Tony’s essay
his teacher, he read his book.

by

3 Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Use by + agent if
necessary.

Stella McCartney designed Sue’s dress.

Sue’s dress was designed by Stella McCartney.

Jake’s wife washes his clothes every week. (informal)

Jake gets his clothes washed by his wife every week.
1 The hairdresser was cutting Martha’s hair. ( formal)

2 The decorators are painting my bedroom. ( formal)

3 The restaurant will deliver our food. (informal)

1 Did Lee Harvey Oswald shoot John F. Kennedy in 1963?


4 Did he clean your windows yesterday? (informal)


2 That waiter serves over 100 customers every day.

5 Has your father fixed Tim’s bike yet? (informal)


3 My mum is cooking your dinner now.


6 Is the estate agent going to sell your house? ( formal)


4 The director was making the film this time last month.


7 The chef made his dinner. ( formal)


5 Jake has already washed my dad’s car.


8 Someone is applying the model’s make-up at the
moment. (informal)


6 Gina had taken the rubbish out before I arrived home.




7 The caterers will deliver the cake tomorrow.

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