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Adjective Clause

— An adjective clause—also called an adjectival or relative clause—will meet three requirements: — First, it will contain a subject and verb — Next, it will begin with a relative pronoun [who, whom, whose, that, or which] or a relative adverb [when, where, or why]. — Finally, it will function as an adjective , answering the questions What kind? How many? or Which one?

Make passive sentences. Use the bolded Object as the Subject.

1.Make passive sentences. Use the bolded Object as the Subject. Rachel will give you some advice . → I sent him a letter . → The police officer showed us the way . → Our neighbour gave me a lift . → We have asked him a favour . → She told me a lie . → They have written her a postcard . → Kerrie will make you a cup of tea . → The waiter has not brought us the coffee . → They did not offer her a seat . 2.Mixed Exercise on Passive Voice Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. John collects money. - Anna opened the window. - We have done our homework. - I will ask a question. - He can cut out the picture. - The sheep ate a lot. - We do not clean our rooms. - William will not repair the car. - Did Sue draw this circle? - Could you feed the dog? - 3.Complete the sentences (Simple Present oder Simple Past). Decide whether to use  Active or Passive Voice. Portal dolmens (be) ancient tombs. They (build) about 6000 years ago. In order to build such a to...

PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES

PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES Turn the verbs in the following sentences into the passive, but do not change the tenses! The original subject disappears because it is not important. E.g.: Somebody fetched a chair for Mrs Dixon. => A chair was fetched for Mrs Dixon.   1)      They speak French at this shop. ________________________________________   2)      Somebody stole my car. ________________________________________   3)      They have sent the books to the wrong address. ____________________________________   4)      Somebody will bring the beer. ________________________________________   5)      Somebody has bought this fur coat. ________________________________________   6)      Somebody has left this umbrella behind. ________________________________________   7)   ...

Passive voice: mixed tenses Present perfect vs past perfect Write these sentences in passive forms.

Passive voice: mixed tenses Present perfect vs past perfect Write these sentences in passive forms. Look. They haven't changed anything in this room. Look. Nothing .............................................................................................................................. I realized that they had misunderstood my idea. I realized that my idea .................................................................................................................. Nobody informed me that the director had postponed the meeting. Nobody informed me that the ...................................................................................................... Listen. McDonald's have offered you the job. Listen. ........................................................................................................................................... My partners accepted my proposal after they had considered it carefully. My partners accepted my pr...

Passive voice: mixed tenses

Passive voice: mixed tenses   Past simple vs past perfect Write correct forms or words next to each sentence. The site was blocked | had been blocked as it had provided pirate copies. ................................. They escaped. They were warned | had been warned by somebody.           ................................. The cat was sleepy after it was fed | had been fed with chicked breast.      ................................. Jill didn't know what to do. She was confused | had been confused.           ................................. I refused the idea which I was presented | had been presented before.       .................................. The doctor put my leg in plaster. It was broken | had been broken.            ................................. We liked the solution and so it was accepted | had been accepted....

Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. 1.  They sell oysters in the shop next door. _________________________________________________________________________________ 2.  They haven’t delivered the food yet. _________________________________________________________________________________ 3.  Shakespeare wrote King Lear. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4.  They have to answer the questions on this sheet. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5.  Has anybody put the cases upstairs? _________________________________________________________________________________ 6.  Someone should take this rubbish away. _________________________________________________________________________________ 7.  They’ll ask you a lot of questions. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8.  Someone’s going to send her...

Topic discussion travel

TOPICS DISCUSSION TRAVEL Student ‘A’   1.  What countries have you travelled to?    2.  Tell me about a bad travel experience you had.   3.  Why do people like to travel?   4.  Is it better to travel by plane or by train?  Why?   5.  What three countries would you like to travel to?  Why?   6.  Is it better to travel inside your country or outside your country?  Why?   7.  How can you travel, but not spend too much money?    8.  Do you enjoy travelling?  Why? / Why not?    9.  What are some great places to visit in your country?  10.  Tell me about an interesting travel photo that you took, or that you have.     TOPICS DISCUSSION TRAVEL Student ‘B’   1.  What cities have you travelled to?    2.  Tell me about a funny or strange travel experience you had.   3....

Directions: Identify the direct object, and the indirect object or the object of the preposition in each sentence.

Directions: Identify the direct object, and the indirect object or the object of the preposition in each sentence.                                                  I.O               D. O Example: Our teacher gave us some work to do. 1. We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa. 2. He told his parents a lie. 3. Please hand me the remote control for the TV. (The subject is "you" in the imperative form) 4. Tina is making dinner for us. 5. Our boss is buying us dinner. 6. A movie on TV gave me the chills. 7. Wish me luck. 8. His grandmother sends him five dollars on his birthday every year. 9. They tried giving their baby some mashed peas. 10. John paid ...