LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Key 12.1 A-12.3В

12 The passive and the causative

12.1 General information about form

12.1 A Basic forms of the passive

Write 1 :
The following should have been marked P: 1, 3, 6, 9.

Write 2:
1 A lot of money is owed to the bank.
2 It has been proved that there is no life on
the moon.
3 Videos like this one can be bought anywhere.
4 The history of the European Community has to be
written one day.
5 The history of the European Community may
already have been written.
6 When we arrived home, we found that one of our
windows had been broken.
7 Their car has been sold to pay their debts.
8 A meeting is held in the village hall once a week.

12.1 В The passive with progressive forms:
'She is being interviewed'
1 New employees are always welcomed by the
manager.
2 A new supermarket is being built near the church.
3 The battle was fought in 1623.
4 The windows were being cleaned while I was
there.
5 My desk has been moved!
6 The refugees are being taken to a camp outside
the village.
7 All the documents had been signed before I
arrived.
8 We were being questioned and our vehicle was
being searched at the same time.
9 Our letters will be posted when the ship arrives at
the next port of call.
10 The case is being opened again because they're
not satisfied with the verdict.

12.1 С Context
1 died 2 was given 3 was attended 4 be held
5 lined 6 was drawn 7 followed 8 was given
9 watched 10 could be heard 11 turned
12 whispered

12.2 Uses of the passive

3 English Spoken ... Shoes Repaired ... are

translated

4 are constantly reminded ... is becoming ...

are flashed

5 are involved ... is hurt... have to ... are damaged

12.2B The use of 'by' + agent (= 'doer') after a

passive

1 was sold ... was shown by the general public.

2 was composed by Beethoven ... was written

3 are being replaced by modern ones ... is not

controlled

12.2C The passive with verbs of 'saying' and

'believing': 'It is said (that)...'

1 It is expected 2 It was feared

3 (Joyce) is supposed 4 (Jack Smith) is thought

5 It is thought 6 There is thought

7 (Jim) is considered 8 There are said 9 It is said

10 There is/was supposed

12.2D Context

1 have been seen 2 is supposed 3 to be shown

4 was bought 5 was eventually sold

6 was exhibited 7 is/was said 8 must have

been disappointed 9 was/had been cleverly made

10 was/had been delicately sewn 11 was/had been

so skilfully done 12 must have been required

12.3 Form and use of the causative

12.3A Form of the causative:

'have something done'

1 decorated 2 looked at 3 tested 4 cut

5 photocopied 6 written

12.3B The causative compared with the active and

passive

Write 1 :

1 I'm cleaning 2 It's being cleaned 3 I have

it cleaned 4 we had it decorated

5 It's being decorated 6 must have your

shoes repaired 7 have just been repaired

8 I repaired 9 (to have this film) developed

and printed 10 to photocopy 11 mends

12 It's being photocopied

12.2A Uses of the passive

Possible answers

1 has been damaged ... has widened/is widening ...

has been investigated

2 are visited ... can be arranged