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First Certificate Language Practice

KEY POINTS

1 Not all verbs can be madę passive. You can check in a dictionary whether the verb is transitive or intransitive.

2    The agent is only included if this Information is needed.

3    Passive forms are often used to give an impersonal view.

4    It is not usually possible to change from passive to active without changing the meaning. A passive form may be morę suitable in some contexts but unsuitable in others.

5    Passive forms tend to be used morę often in writing, especially in scientific and technical language.

6    In some languages, verbs can have passive forms but active meanings. This may mislcad you into giving the verb a passive form in English.

SEEALSO

Unit 10

Progress test

Unit 10 Progress test

Choose the most suitable caption for each picture.

(Units 6, 7,8, 9)

b)

1)    Fvebeenrobbed!

2)    Fvebeenstolen!

3)    Fve had myself robbed!

1)    He’s had his hair cut.

2)    He’s going to have his hair cut.

3)    He had his hair cut.

1)    I’d ratheryour not smoking.

2)    I’d rather you didn’t smoke.

3)    I’d rather you not smoke.

1)    My carhas vanished!

2)    Mycarhasbeenvanished!

3)    Someone has vanished my car!

2 Complete the second sentence	a) Pleasedon’topenthe window. you Fd.....................................................................
so that it has a	b) Fiona wanted to know the time.
similar meaning	what
to the first, using	Fiona wanted to know......................................
the word given.	c) We won’t go out if the weather is bad.
(Two to five	won’t
words)	We...................................................................

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