Bachillerat Grammar
Bachillerat Grammar
. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent when possible by using
brackets
1. Will the postman deliver all the letters today?
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2. Someone has ordered sandwiches for everyone at the meeting.
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3. They sell souvenirs to tourists in all the airport shops
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4. Other students are using the computers right now.
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5. Everyone was sending the contestants e-mails.
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6. Scientists will discover a cure for AIDS soon.
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7. Do we have to finish this task by Wednesday?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the active, passive
or
causative form.
1. This is a great bowling alley. They ……………………… (rent) out shoes very cheaply and
everyone
……………………… (give) a free soft drink if they get a high score.
2. All cars ……………………… (must / park) in the nearby shopping centre. Furthermore, parking
spaces
……………………… no longer ……………………… (provide) for employees in the
company’s car park.
3. Although plans for the extension ……………………… (make) six months ago, no details about
them
……………………… (reveal) to the staff yet.
4. My cousin ……………………… (have) relatives all over the world. More than 200 of them
……………………… (inform) about the family reunion.
5. A year after the book ……………………… (write), the writer ……………………… it
……………………… (translate) into ten different languages.
6. That play ……………………… (might / write) when Shakespeare ……………………… (live)
in London.
7. Last year, vandals ……………………… (cover) the walls of our football stadium with graffiti.
Last month, however,
all of those walls ……………………… (repaint).
8.Jimmy ……………………… his computer ……………………… (repair) last week but I
………………………
(not receive) an e-mail from him yet.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Hi Clara,
Thanks for your email. You must be relieved
that your exams are over and you (1)
_________________ now relax and enjoy
yourself for a few weeks. I don’t believe you
when you say you’ve failed. You (2)
__________________ done badly because you
worked so hard! You (3) __________________
worry so much!
As you know, we’re moving to China in October.
I’ve had Mandarin lessons for six months, but it’s
a very difficult language and I don’t think I (4)
__________________ to say very much when I
get there! I (5) __________________ started
classes last year at the same time as my brother
did. He’s really good now.
I’m sorry I didn’t see you at Jim’s barbecue last
week, but I
(6) __________________ go because my
parents were out that evening and I (7)
__________________ look after my little sister.
That’s all for now. I’ll phone you when I get
home.
Tina
Complete the second sentence with between two and five words so that it has
the same meaning as the first sentence. Use the bold words.
He ought to do a vocational course.
He should do a ( vocational course.should)
1 We needn’t hand in our maths homework until next week.
We ( _________________________ hand in our maths homework until next
week. (have)
2 It was a mistake not to go to the college open day last week.
We ( _________________________ to the college open day last week.
(should)
3 Taking mobile phones into the exam room is prohibited.
You ( _________________________ your mobile phone into the exam room
(.take)
4 It’s possible that I left my bag on the bus.
I suppose I _________________________ ( my bag on the bus.(may)
10. I managed …………… (find) the place with the help of a map.
CONDITIONALS
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Reported speech - Choose the correct option.
1 Jess told me / said me she was going to go to bed early.
2 My mum asked me if Eddie had agreed taking / to take me to the concert
in the end.
3 David and Carl promised being / to be there on time.
4 My grandparents offered buying / to buy me a car for my 18th birthday!
5 My friends suggested have / having a party at the end of term.
6 My dad asked if our next door neighbours had invited us go / to go to the
opera with them.
7 The police officer warned my dad not parking / to park there again!
8 My sister asked me if the doctor had advised me not to go / going to work
all week.
9 She didn’t agree giving / to give the training session in the office, so they
got rid of her.
10 My little sister complained that she wanted / wanting a lollipop.
Reported Speech -