Unit Grammar practice 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 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) These letters tomorrow (write) Your suit (not clean) yet, sir Mary’s coat party last night (steal) (not mark) My parents their new cottage next summer (build) 4 Fiona her nose before I could talk to her about it (pierce) at the Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in the list grow their exams by the teacher yet to the fashion The food still end of the party (not eat) find The students , The girls show right now (drive) drive a new program on their computer (install) at the While Tim’s motorbike he waited in a café (repair) decorate Tomorrow, they mark 5 They (decorate) not wash 7 Tina her shoes yet (not repair) 8 I my clothes by someone else I make them in the Some people made a lot of money when gold in the area last year 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 A lot of wheat fields of western Canada every year their flat when I visited them last night by some myself (not make) Rewrite the sentences using the causative Use either the formal or informal form shown in brackets My football shirt it’s still dirty yet – While Tony’s essay his teacher, he read his book by 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 The hairdresser was cutting Martha’s hair ( formal) The decorators are painting my bedroom ( formal) The restaurant will deliver our food (informal) Did Lee Harvey Oswald shoot John F Kennedy in 1963? Did he clean your windows yesterday? (informal) That waiter serves over 100 customers every day Has your father fixed Tim’s bike yet? (informal) My mum is cooking your dinner now Is the estate agent going to sell your house? ( formal) The director was making the film this time last month The chef made his dinner ( formal) Jake has already washed my dad’s car Someone is applying the model’s make-up at the moment (informal) Gina had taken the rubbish out before I arrived home The caterers will deliver the cake tomorrow 16 4327510 OTY TRB2.indb 16 PHOTOCOPIABLE © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 16/05/2013 10:28