Unit 15 Grammar A Choose the correct word or phrase. The prime minister was / has criticised for his recent actions. When | walked past the Wilsons’ house, their new sofa was / has being delivered. ‘Our teacher was / has told us to take our favourite book to school tomorrow. I think my mobile was / has been stolen! Jonathan was / has chosen to play the lead role in the school play. I'm sleeping downstairs because my bedroom is being painted / has been painting. This picture was / has probably taken during the winter. Your essays must be / have handed in on Friday morning. Someone was / has left their wallet on the floor. Did you hear about the bank being / having robbed? Treasure Island was J has written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Itwas a real shock when my dad was / has fired from his job. The Vikings had visited America before it was / has discovered by Columbus. ‘When we got to the airport, we learned that our flight was / had been delayed. Was / Has your ticket for the concert tomorrow paid for by you or your parents? B Complete using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Noaweuwne 10 " 12 The Earth : (hold) by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it. The first feature-length comedy film (create) by Charlie Chaplin. ‘The award for best video .» (Present) later this evening. By the time you read this, 1. smsemonn (arrest) for murder. don’t know whether our tests. smonm (mark) yet or not. Radio waves... (discover) by Marconi. You wouldn't think it to look at him now, but Jack... was at school. Your application we've made a decision. w~ (bully) when he (consider) and we will let you know as soon as The roof of the car can snus (HOWEr) by pressing this button here. Our tent... . (blow) over in the night by the wind. Chess ... (play) for around two thousand years now. TWO MEN cron the burglary. (question) at this moment by police in connection with C Write sentences in the passive. 1 N w Our car / service / a mechanic / at the moment. Aman / shoot / an air gun / outside the petrol station last night. Gunpowder / invent / the Chinese. At the surgery yesterday, / examine / Dr Peterson / and I / give / a prescription. I went to see it because | / tell / it was a good film /all my friends.The passive / the causative / direct and indirect objects Unit 15 6 This photograph / take / my grandfather. 7 Itlooked like the window / break / a hammer / some time before. n/a special syringe / the vet. 9 The winning goal in last night's match / score / Donatello /a brilliant free kick. 10 Your cheque / send / last Friday and / should / deliver / to you tomorrow. They have been using this plane for over 25 years now. (in use) 6 They have been developing the Cyborg D423 robot for over ten years. (in development) Rewrite in the passive starting with the words given. 1 People say that Bali is a beautiful island. Hann z People generally think that life won't be found on Mars. N generally said that Christmas is too commercialised. Christmas enn 4 People often argue that prison doesn't work Mt 5 People have suggested that the school should start to produce a magazine, It 6 People say that crocodile tastes like squid. Crocodile , 7 _Itis said that the Vikings discovered America before Columbus. ‘The Vikings 8 People think that heart diseas: Heart disease is caused by eating the wrong things.Unit 15 Grammar 98 F Choose the correct answer, 1 We swimming poo! put in this 6 Mum and Dad didn't fancy cooking, so week. we gota pizza A get A bedelivered B are having B tobe delivered C have C delivered D_ have got D deliver Why don't you get a doctor 7 YOU ShOUNM wane. a professional to check your arm? your house for earthquake damage. ‘A tolook A have B looked B make © look C take D_ belooking D get My teeth were a little yellow so. 8 Kelly wanted to have a live band by the dentist. at her wedding. A. had cleaned them A tobe played B_ have them cleaned Bplay was cleaned them C played D_ had them cleaned D_ been playing Stuart's thinking of having 9 this summer? A. shaved his head led air-conditioning B his head shaving B get air-conditioning to install C_ his head shaved C_ have installed air-conditioning D_ shaved to his head D_ have air-conditioning installed My sister her ear pierced last 0 We senun While we were on holiday. weekend, A were burgled our house A made B had our house burgled B got Chad burgled our house Cc did D_ got burgled our house D_ took G Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap. ‘Someone has scratched my caron the door! been Mycar.. - on the door! Tommy is having an operation right now. being Tommy ight now. Has Fiona invited you to her party? been Have een party? Shakespeare probably wrote this play in 1587. written This play . = Shakespeare in 1587. The government is considering a new law to ban smoking following new research. considered ‘Anew law to ban smoking research. 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