Unit 4 Grammar practice
The passive
1 Choose the correct alternatives.
My shoes are clea ned / are being cleaned twice a week.
1 Will the dress be cleaned / cleaned tomorrow?
2 Your shirt hasn’ t been sold / was n’t sol d yet.
3 Her designs has been wor n / were worn at a fashion show
last month.
4 While her hair was being cu t / will be cut , she read a
magazine.
5 We are being t aught / we re taug ht how to knit at the
moment.
6 She had been war ned / is being w arned about her
inappropriate clothes before her boss sacked her.
7 Many fashionable shoes were being bought /
are boug ht in high-street shops every day.
8 The dress that I wore last night is being w ashed /
was bein g washed at the moment.
2 Put the words in the correct order to form passive
sentences.
served / at 8 o’clock / be / the waiter / by / Dinner / will
Dinner will be served at 8 o’clock by the waiter.
1 being / a dressmaker / by / your dress / made / Is / ?
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2 by / wasn’t / designed / my mum / This jewellery
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3 The vintage dresses / bought / have / the museum / been /
by
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4 made / My clothes / are / by / famous designers
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5 I / My suit / arrived at / had / cleaned / been / when / the shop
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6 closed / The fashion shop / last week / was
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3 Tick (✓) the passive sentences in which you can omit the
agent.
Her clothes had already been ironed by her sister when she
arrived home. ✓
1 The fashion show was watched by thousands of people.
_____
2 High heels are often worn by women on special occasions.
_____
3 My wedding dress is being delivered by the company
tomorrow. _____
4 My suit was cleaned by the dry cleaner’s. _____
The causative
4 Tick (✓) the sentences where someone asked or arranged
for another person to do something for them.
She’s had a dress made for the wedding. ✓
1 We’re getting our garage door painted this week. _____
2 They’ll decorate the hall for the show. _____
3 Petra had dyed her hair purple! _____
4 They had their shoes repaired in the shop. _____
5 Will he get a suit made for him? _____
5 Put the words in the correct order to form causative
sentences.
my flat / had / painted / yesterday / I
I had my flat painted yesterday.
1 car / got / his / repaired / at / He / the garage
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2 they / get / walked / their dog / next week / Will / ?
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3 recently / haven’t / had / cut / the grass / We
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4 tested / is / her ears / Penelope / today / having
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5 a swimming pool / getting / Are / installed / you / ?
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6 Write sentences using the causative. Use either the formal
or the informal form shown in brackets.
Peter / his hair / cut / once a month. (informal)
Peter gets his hair cut once a month.
1 Nellie / her nails / manicured / this time yesterday. (formal)
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2 I / my old shoes / repaired / later today. (formal)
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3 They / a pizza / deliver / when we arrive. (informal)
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4 you / your suit / clean / last weekend? (formal)
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5 Tina / not / her car / repair / last night. (informal)
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6 I / my hair / last week / cut (formal)
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7 My mum / not / her house / decorated / next year (informal)
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