CAUSATIVE

For questions l-7, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given

Example: My car needs servicing badly.

Answer: It's high time I got my car serviced.

1- Somebody needs to translate this document into English for us.

We need to____________________________________________________________________
2- They will shorten trousers for you at the cleaners.
You can______________________________________________________________________
3- Your central heating boiler should have an annual service.
You should have_______________________________________________________________
4- I should ask a professional photographer to take my passport photo.
I shall________________________________________________________________________
5- We will employ a catering company to prepare the food for the party.
We’ll________________________________________________________________________
6- It’s not necessary to fid an engineer; you can repair it yourself.
You don’t have________________________________________________________________
7- Someone is making a new set of dining-room curtains for us.
We__________________________________________________________________________
8- It was a mistake to let a gardener paint the outside of our house.
We shouldn’t__________________________________________________________________
9- Louisa has been cutting my hair for years.
I’ve__________________________________________________________________________
10-Ask Tom Smith if you want someone to cut down those trees.
If you want____________________________________________________________________

PASSIVE VOICE

Finish each of the following sentences so that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence
before it, but uses the passive voice. Include and agent only where it is needed.
1- People say he is friendly with a number of well-known celebrities.
He_____________________________________________________________________________________
2- People generally think that Paul did a good job.
Paul____________________________________________________________________________________
3- Most people consider Mr Javis to be the best dentist in town.
Mr Javis________________________________________________________________________________
4- They are going to introduce a new law banning traff form the city centre.
A______________________________________________________________________________________
5- An unnamed source alleges that the President is considering marriage.
The ____________________________________________________________________________________
6- You have to leave the dough a couple of hours before baking it.
The ____________________________________________________________________________________
7- They ought to have informed us that the train would be delayed.
We ____________________________________________________________________________________
8- A large wasp distracted the students from the lecture.
The ____________________________________________________________________________________
9- Everyone believes that the wrong man was accused of the murder.
The ____________________________________________________________________________________
10-I don’t want anymore, for whatever reason, to touch the electricity meter.
On no account___________________________________________________________________________

INVERSION

1. I little realize how much they were in love

_______________________________________________________________________________________

2. One seldom gets the chance to meet famous writers

_______________________________________________________________________________________

3. The bus will no longer stop outside the Post Office

_______________________________________________________________________________________

4. I hardly ever stop to count the number of cups of coffee I drink

_______________________________________________________________________________________

5. John had hardly had time to take his seat in the cinema when the lights went out.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

6. You scarcely ever see owls during the daytime.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

7. I have never experienced such an uncomfortable journey in my whole life.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

8. You don’t often get offered an opportunity like that.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

9. This envelope shouldn’t be opened under any circumstances.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

10. As he walked into the town, Richard didn’t meet a soul.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

11. I only realized what I’d said when I saw the look on her face.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

12. It's not often that one's lucky enough to meet such a famous writer. chance

Seldom meet __________________________________________________________such a famous writer.

13. Almost nobody keeps a record of how many cups of coffee they drink a year. count

Hardly___________________________________________ the number of cups of coffee they drink a year.

14. We had only just taken our coats off when the film began. than

Hardly_____________________________________________________________________ the film began.

15. You scarcely ever see owls during the daytime. rarely

Only___________________________________________________________________ during the daytime.

16. I have never had such an uncomfortable journey in my whole life. have

Never___________________________________________ ____________ such an uncomfortable journey.

17. You don't often get offered an opportunity Iike that. come

Rarely_________________________________________________________________________ your way.

18. I only realized what I'd said when I happened to see her face. caught

Only__________________________________________________________________I realize what I'd said.

CONDITIONALS