IV. Paraphrase the sentences, using the construction HAVE SMTH DONE.

PASSIVE VOICE

I. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct passive tense.

The Academy Awards Presentation (1 first/organize) in 1929 and since then, it (2 hold) every four year. The presentation (3 attend) by those at the top of the film industry and (4 watch) on TV by millions of viewers who want to see who (5 present) with the golden statue which (6 desire) by everyone in the motion picture world. The voting for the Academy Awards (7 conduct) secretly and the results (8 not/reveal) to anyone until the envelope (9 open) on stage in front of the audience. Awards (10 give) for the best individual or collective work and (11 separate) into different categories. Up to five nominations (12 make) in each category. The awards, which (13 know) as Oscars, (14 consider) to be the highest honour anyone in the film industry can (15 give).

II. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1. Her mother drives her to school every day.

2. Do they sell clothes in this shop?

3. Who is going to clean the windows?

4. I don`t like people laughing at me.

5. Who made this mess?

6. Grandfather is going to tell the children a story.

7. They will have opened the new sports center by the end of the next month.

8. They made him confess to the robbery.

9. Liz showed me some holiday pictures.

10. They heard him calling for help.

11. They have just sent for the doctor.

12. They may not repair the car this week.

13. They say the customs taxes are too high in this country.

14. People believed that witches lived in this area.

15. They understood that he had been reading for some hours.

III. Paraphrase the sentences, using the words given

1 Some men are coming to put a new gas heater in my house on Monday.(installed)
I’m _________________in my house on Monday.

2 It’s more usual to eat this kind of meat with a radish or onion sauce. (served)
This kind of meat ____________________with a radish or onion sauce.

3 It was a mistake to ever put Brian’s name forward as Chairman. (nominated)
Brian ______________________________as Chairman.

4 Police believe the woman is being put up in the Northampton area by friends. (staying)
The woman ________________________with friends in the Northampton area.

5 My adviser has told me not to say anything about the matter. (advised)
I have ____________________silent on the matter.

6 Police think that a prison guard helped the prisoner to escape. (received)
The prisoner _______________________in escaping, from a prison guard.

7 They punished me by forcing me to clean the toilets every day. (made)
As ______________________ to clean the toilets every day.

8 The report says there were 80 people present, which is not strictly accurate.(have)

80 people ________________ present, which is not strictly accurate.

9 People believe the King arrived in Rome three hours ago.(believed)

The King ____________________ in Rome three hours ago.

10 The police consider that the lorry driver was doing 120 kph at the time.(doing)

The lorry driver ____________________ 120 kph at the time.

IV. Paraphrase the sentences, using the construction HAVE SMTH DONE.

1. A nurse usually took her temperature.

2. Let’s ask the porter to carry our luggage to the taxi.

3. John will get someone to bring him the post.

4. He enjoys entertaining people.

5. When did she tell the tailor to make a suit for you?

6. The manager asked the secretary to book a room for him.

7. He should go the dentist because his tooth needs filling.

8. Will you employ someone to clean your house?

9. Is the beautician painting Joanne’s nail?

10. The optician has already tested me eyes.

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