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
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. 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?
25. Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
26. Who looked after the children for you?
27. These exercise were done well
28. This dress must be washed in cold water
29. The lessons are being written by the students now
30. These animals at the zoo are fed twice a day
31. All the arrangements have been made
32. When was this radio manufactured?
33. How are candles made?
34. Is Mathematics taught in this school?
35. Were you taught how to apply this theory by your teachers?
IV. 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 serviced 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 _____________________________________