Grammar 5c

Grammar, Passive / Causative

Learning outcomes:

• Form correctly passice voice using the rule learnt.
• Change the active sentences into passive.
• Practice the passive and use with or by.
• Practice using the causative form to form sentences.
• Consolidate grammar structures and clauses of result.

Read the text and Match the tenses in the box to the passive verb forms in bold from the text. Use the interactive key to check

BEING A WITNESS IN COURT When you are called into the courtroom, you will be led to the witness box and asked to swear an oath that you will tell the truth. Lying under oath is a serious offence for which you can be fined or put in prison. You will be asked questions by a lawyer for the side that called you, then by a lawyer from the other side. Sometimes you may be asked questions by the judge as well.

present modal passive future modal passive future simple passive future simple passive present simple passive

3 Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

4 Use with or by to complete the following sentences.

with + instrument/material/ingredient – The window was cut with a special tool. by + agent – Tim’s house was burgled by a professional.

5 Rewrite the headlines to expand them into full sentences using the correct passive tense.

6 Rewrite the article using the passive.

A20-year-old student broke into Mr Smith’s house last Wednesday. He stole £1,000 and two rings. He escaped without anyone seeing him. The police arrested him two hours later. They charged him with burglary. A jury will try him next week. They might send him to prison for up to ten years. How did the police find him? Well, he checked his Facebook account using the Smiths’ computer, but he forgot to log out before he left.

Causative form 7 Read the sentences. Choose the sentence that suggests that someone else does something for us.

8 Change the sentences into the causative form.

Clauses of result 9 Read the examples. Which words introduce clauses of result?

11 Join the sentences using the words in brackets.

They left the door unlocked. As a result, Therefore, Consequently/As a consequence, thieves broke in and stole all their money. It was such a big explosion that five people got seriously injured. Everything happened so fast that they couldn’t react.

12 Complete the second sentence using the word in capitals so that it means the same as the first. Use two to five words.

10 Complete the gaps with so or such. Check in the Grammar Reference, shown with red star

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