Grammar for advanced learners: Passives (2) - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. GRAMMAR FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS Exercise 2. Choose the correct word or words. 1 Few problems were caused by the baby to be / being born a month early. PASSIVES (2) 2 The staff expect to be I being paid on Wednesday. 3 I'm interested in to be I being taught to sing. Using Passive -ing and to forms 4 Are all these people waiting to be I being seen by Dr Ronalds? 5 The cherry cakes from that shop are said to be I being the best in the North. be + -ed participle 6 The team are hoping to be / being awarded a national prize for design this year. be + being + -ed participle Exercise 3. Complete the sentences by writing one word in each gap. -ing form + -ed participle being - making - served - said - mind - told 1 When would you like dinner to be ? Passive Infinitive 2 The children were enjoying themselves so much that they forgot The ordinary passive infinitive consists of to be, followed by the -ed participle. about given jobs by their parents. - They opted to be flown home the next day. 3 There is nothing to be that can help them. - We need these clothes to be cleaned by Friday. 4 The police ought to be about the accident. - There was nothing to be done for the unfortunate animal. 5 Did you being mistaken for your sister? - She appears to have been totally forgotten. Exercise 4. Decide if the pairs of sentences have the same meaning. - Women seem to be being promoted more often than in the past. 1. A. Being given so much money was not necessarily a good thing for Mark. Here are the passive infinitives. The passive infinitives marked with a star (*) are very B. It was not necessarily good for Mark to be given so much money. rarely used. 2. A Lam needs his employment history to be checked before he gets offered the job. to be eaten - to be being eaten* - to have been eaten - to have been being eaten* B. Lam should ensure that he has the right employment history before he can go for Passive -ing forms the job. The ordinary passive -ing form consists of being and the -ed participle. 3. A. Is the chicken ready to be taken out of the oven? - I object to being asked to do it. B. Is it time to take the chicken out of the oven? - Being told to do something one doesn’t want to do is awful. 4. A. The Earth was once believed to be flat. - Having been declared fit, he was allowed to leave the hospital. B. People used to believe the Earth was flat. - They were taken to the airport after having been issued with visas. 5. A. Jack and Sita enjoyed being shown the place where celebrities got married. Here are the passive -ing forms. The -ing form marked with a star (*) is very rarely B. Jack and Sita enjoyed showing celebrities where they got married. used. Exercise 5. Which sentences are correct? being eaten - having been eaten - having been being eaten* 1. Rita allowed her daughter to be taken sailing across the lake. 2. The zoo is getting ready being inspected by an animal welfare organization. PRACTICE 3. How did you be managed to award three free tickets? 4. I refuse to be told what to do by a four-year-old! Exercise 1. Match the sentence halves. 5. The tickets to see the band had to give to someone else because I was ill. 1. The princess prefers not 6. The building began to be seeing as a masterpiece as soon as it was finished. 2. Most people hate Exercise 6. Find the wrong or extra word in each sentence. 3. Lisa often imagines her life 1. The bones are being thought to be from a meat-eating dinosaur. 4. The millionaire wants most of his money 2. He put a helmet on because he didn't want to be hit himself by a falling rock. 5. The poet dreamt about his poems 3. I didn't mean what I said to be taken there seriously. a. being stared at. 4. Being me chosen to play in the match was a big surprise. b. to be treated differently from everyone else, 5. Does your son remember being put him to bed last night? c. to be given to charity. 6. Putting the lid on the pan prevents the rice for drying out. d. being changed by a win on the lottery. e. being accepted by a leading publisher. Thẩm Tâm Vy, July 4th, 2019 GRAMMAR NOTES FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS
2. ANSWER KEY Exercise 7. For each sentence, tick the correct ending, A or B. 1. The district Exercise 1. 1 b 2 a 3 d 4 c 5 e A. is said to have been named after Christopher Columbus. Exercise 2. 1 being 2 to be 3 being 4 to be 5 to be 6 to be B. is said to having been named after Christopher Columbus. Exercise 3. 1. served 2. being 3 said 4. told 5. mind 2. Pierre resented Exercise 4. 1. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. No A. to be spoken to like a naughty child. Exercise 5. 1. Yes 2. No 3. No 4. Yes 5. No 6. No B. being spoken to like a naughty child. Exercise 6. 3. Time is running out, and 1. The bones are thought to be from a meat-eating dinosaur. A. something has to be done soon. 2. He put a helmet on because he didn't want to be hit by a falling rock. B. something has to be doing soon. 3. I didn't mean what I said to be taken seriously. 4. The 16 crew are believed to be safe 4. Being chosen to play in the match was a big surprise. A. after to have been rescued by emergency services. 5. Does your son remember being put to bed last night? B. after having been rescued by emergency services. 6. Putting the lid on the pan prevents the rice drying out. 5. At school, Arabella chooses Exercise 7. A. to be known as Bella. 1. is said to have been named after Christopher Columbus. B. being known as Bella. 2. being spoken to like a naughty child. 6. As Javier turned the corner, 3. something has to be done soon. A. he noticed that he was being followed. 4. after having been rescued by emergency services. B. he noticed that he has been followed. 5. to be known as Bella. 6. he noticed that he was being followed. Thẩm Tâm Vy, July 4th, 2019 GRAMMAR NOTES FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS