PASSIVE VOICE AND CAUSATIVE HAVE

Rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE or with a CAUSATIVE HAVE structure.

1-They blew the old factory chimney up because it was unsafe.

2-You should keep this food in the refrigerator.
3-The rain has spoiled all the flowers.
4-Someone was giving Patricia a bunch of flowers for her birthday.
5-Nobody knows the correct answers.
6-We will put off our visit if the weather is bad.
7-Amnesty International was founded in 1961 by a British lawyer.
8-Every student is answering the questions carefully.
9-Our car was stolen two weeks ago.
10-Our teacher has corrected our exams.
11-The police have arrested the murderer.
12-Somebody will paint her house.(CAUSATIVE “HAVE”)
13-Somebody has seen the stolen car in a nearby car-park.
14-They told the children a nice story.
15-Someone´s stolen my bicycle.
16-In spite of the snow, they won´t call off the football match.
17-Did the doctor give the patient any advice?
18-They have to answer the questions on this sheet.
19-The decorator is going to paint my room tomorrow. (CAUSATIVE”HAVE”).
20-They have just washed Maggie´s car. (CAUSATIVE”HAVE”).
21-They are delivering my new fridge tomorrow. (CAUSATIVE”HAVE”).
22-Gary´s arm was twisted in the fight. (CAUSATIVE”HAVE”).
23-We´ll ask someone to clean the office. (CAUSATIVE”HAVE”).
24-Cars are seriously polluting the air we breathe.
25-The mountaineer showed the climbers the photographs of the Mount Blanc.
26-You use a drill to make holes in the wall.
27-You should keep this food in the refrigerator.
28-Someone is going to give the town a new swimming pool.
29-Nobody helped me.
30-Heavy rains washed the bridge away.
31-You should tell your tailor to lengthen your jacket. (CAUSATIVE”HAVE”).
32-Nothing was said about it at the meeting. (ACTIVE VOICE).
33-The Paston School was founded by Sir William Paston in 1606.
34-Nobody has ever found the hidden treasure.
35-They are making plans for a new fridge over the river.
36-Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before.
37-Nobody has ever shown us how to do it.
38-We couldn´t get into the cathedral because some people were restoring it.
39-You ought to clean your teeth at least twice a day.
40-Nobody knows anything about it.
41-We told the carpenter to make us a new gate. (CAUSATIVE”HAVE”).

Rewrite the sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE beginning in the way shown. (CI as passive subject).

1 They don’t pay Jim very much. Jim.....

2 They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview. You.....
3 Nobody told me that Sean was ill. I ....
4 His friends gave him surprising birthday presents. He ....
5 We will send you your examination results soon. You...
6 They didn’t ask me my name. I ...
7 I think they should have offered Tom the job. I think Tom...

.Passive Voice + to-infinitive

1-They believe that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
2-It´s said that three men were arrested after the explosion.
3-People know that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.
4-People thought that the man was guilty.
5-Everybody expected that Antonio Banderas had won three oscars.
6-People believe football is the most popular sport in Spain.
7-They think hooliganism is one of the oldest sports on earth.
8-They say football was originally played with a pig´s stomach.
9-They thought the football player was the most attractive man of the year.
10-It is expected that the Government will reduce taxes soon.
11-Teachers think that she can study at university.

KEY ANSWERS TO PASSIVE VOICE

1-The old factory chimney was blown up because it was unsafe.

2-This food should be kept in the refrigerator.
3-All the flowers have been spoiled by the rain.
4-Patricia was being given a bunch of flowers for her birthday.
-A bunch of flowers was being given to Patricia for her birthday.
5-The correct answers aren´t known (by anybody).
6-Our visit will be put off if the weather is bad.
7-A British lawyer founded Amnesty international in 1961.
8-The questions are being answered carefully by every student.
9-Somebody stole our car two weeks ago.
10-Our exams have been corrected by our teacher.
11-The murderer has been arrested by the police.
12-She will have her house painted.
13-The stolen car has been seen in a nearby car-park.
14-The children were told a nice story.
A nice story was told to the children.
15-My bicycle has been stolen.
16-In spite of the snow, The football match won´t be called off.
17-Was the patient given any advice by the doctor?
-Was any advice given to the patient by the doctor?
18-The questions have to be answered on this sheet.
19-I am going to have my room painted tomorrow ( by the decorator ).
20-Maggie has just have her car washed.
21-I am having my new fridge delivered tomorrow.
22-Gary had his arm twisted in the fight.
23-We will have the office cleaned.
24-The air we breathe is being seriously polluted by cars.
25-The climbers were showed the photographs of the Mount Blanc by the mountaineer.
 -The photographs of the Mount Blanc were showed to the climbers by the mountaineer.
26-A drill is used to make holes in the wall.
27-This food should be kept in the refrigerator.
28-The town is going to be given a new swimming pool.
-A new swimming pool is going to be given to the town.
29-I wasn´t helped by anybody.
30-The bridge was washed away by heavy rains.
31-You should have your jacket lengthen.
32-Nobody said anything about it at the meeting.
33-Sir William Paston founded the Paston School in 1606.
34-The hidden treasure has never been found (by anybody).
35-Plans for a new bridge over the river are being made.
36-I have never been spoken like this before ( by anybody).
37-We have never been shown/showed how to do it.
-How to do it has never been showed to us.
38-The cathedral couldn´t be got into because some people were restoring it.
39-Your teeth ought to be cleaned at least twice a day.
40-Nothing about it is known.
41-We had a new gate made (by the carpenter).

Rewrite the sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE beginning in the way shown. (CI as passive subject).

1 They don’t pay Jim very much. Jim isn´t paid very much.
2 They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview. You will be asked a lot of questions in the interview.
3 Nobody told me that Sean was ill. I wasn´t told that Sean was ill.
4 His friends gave him surprising birthday presents. He was given surprising birthday presents by his friends.
5 We will send you your examination results soon. You will be sent your examinations results soon.
6 They didn’t ask me my name. I wasn´t asked my name.
7 I think they should have offered Tom the job. I think Tom should have been offered a job.

.Passive Voice + to-infinitive

1-The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window.
2-Three men are said to have been arrested after the explosion.
3-The Prime Minister is known to be in favour of the new law.
4-The man was thought to have been guilty.
5-Antonio Banderas was expected to have won three Oscars.
6-Football is believed to be the most popular sport in Spain.
7-Hooliganism is thought to be one of the oldest sports on earth.
8-Football is said to have been originally played with a pig´s stomach.
9-The football player was thought to have been the most attractive man of the year.
10-The government is expected to reduce taxes soon.
11-She is thought to be able to study at university.