REWRITE USING PASSIVE
- The king showed us the king's tomb.
We
- The Princess of Wales will present the prizes to the winner.
The winner
- Management have offered the workforce a 7% wage increase.
The workforce
- Nobody told us where to go.
We
- You should check the oil level once a week.
The oil level
- The examiners will deduct marks for spelling mistakes.
Marks
- He looks pleased. They must have offered him the job.
He
- They found that most of the pipes had rusted.
It
Most of the pipes
- It is expected that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
Many political commentators
- The hospital reports that both mother and daughter are in good health.
Both mother and daughter
- Nobody can deny that Joan Sutherland is one of the greatest opera singers.
It
Joan Sutherland
- The public know that the king is very ill.
The king
- Terry is a keen photographer. He finished a roll of film and took it to the chemist's yesterday.
Terry wanted to have
- The label on my trousers says Dry Clean Only so I never put them in the washing machine.
I always
- Vincent's tonsils have been causing him a lot of trouble. Tomorrow he's going to hospital for an
operation.
Tomorrow Vincent
- He takes his car to the garage for a service every six weeks.
Cyril
- Her wedding dress is being made for her by Harrods.
She is
- His hair still needs cutting.
He hasn't
- They're going to fit a new lock on the front door this afternoon.
We're going to
- Grace usually has her groceries delivered.
The supermarket usually
- Simon's knee was X rayed after the accident.
Simon had
- Brenda has never had her eyes tested.
Brenda's eyes
- Harris Brothers cleaned all our carpets for only £25.
We had
- We are having a new shower installed on Saturday.
A new shower
CAUSATIVE HAVE
I stood so close to the fire that I got my legs burnt.
EXERCISE 1
Rewrite these sentences using have or get.
1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
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2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.
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3. A decorator has repainted our house.
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4. A friend of mine, who ́s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week.
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5. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner ́s.
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6. The town hall has just been rebuilt for the council.
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EXERCISE 2
Match a word from 1-8 with something that is done by that person or in that place. Then make sentences using all the information and the verb in brackets.
You may have to change the words or add new ones. An example is given.
1. hairdresser ́s vaccinate dogs (have)
2. optician ́s do annual accounts (have)
3. dentist ́s service cars (get)
4. doctor ́s test eyes (have)
5. vet ́s design new houses (have)
6. garage cut hair (get)
7. architect take out teeth (have)
8. accountant take blood pressure
Example:
1. Tomorrow I ́m going to the hairdresser ́s to get my hair cut.
2. Yesterday...
3. This afternoon...
4. Last week...
5. Next Saturday...
6. The day before yesterday...
7. Last year...
8. Next week...
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