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t The passive
Stop & check
Look at these pairs of sentences. Tick (/) the correct sentence in each pair.
A The idea is being considered by the committee at the moment'
B The idea is considered by the cornmittee at the moment'
2 A The parcel should have been delivered last Friday.
B The parcel should be deiivered a week ago.
.-) A This job needs be done immediately'
B This job needs to be done immediately.
A The event is going to hold next month. ..:...
B The event is going to be held neft month
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present continuous am I is t:are'+:be'i49.*.past par.tieiple
They.aTq buifding a road: A road is being built.
present.perfeet :
They wif! publish the'baok next year The book'will' be pibfisked: hext,yeaL
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I dontt remember anyone telling,'Yns I dor+ t:,rern€: fiber,he i ng tald' thiS.
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Rugby L}nion
that 1 ...........................r........... (play) in Britain since the middle of the
Rugby is a team game
1s23byaboywho3.'.....'......',..(catl)WilliamWebbEllis.Agameoffootball
4 .................. (play) at the schoolwhen Webb Ellis suddenly picked up the ball
andranwithit.Thisstorymight5.....'..'....,,.'
6 ................. (teli) whenever the history of the game 7 """-"':"""
(explain).
Towards the end of the 19th century official rules for the game B ..................
(write) and it began L................. (play) in more and more countries, such as France,
Australia.NewZealandandSouthAfrica.lnternationalmatchesandtours10....'.
(organize) since the beginning of the 20th century and since 1981 a World Cup tournament
11 ................ (hold)- At present, more and more countries
1Z ..................................... (add) to the list of those that take part in the tournament. Television
audiences for international matches are high and it is hoped that the
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in favour of
:'r Until 1995, Rugby Union was an amateur game but the top players said that they were
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16 ................ ................ (do) successfutly and the sport rs growing in popularity' with spectator
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4 My girlfriend bought me this watch.
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5 The salesman showed me various kinds of hi-fi system
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10,3 Received information
Use said/ reported I believed I understood I thaught I known
. when talking about information that has been received, we often use these verbs in the passive form because it
is not known who provided the information or because it is the information, and not the person who provided it,
that is important
. these verbs can be used to report information in these patterns:
It + be + sard, etc. (+ that) + subject + active verb Subject + be + said, etc. + appropriate form of
infinitive with fo
/t ls sard that this areia gets crowded in the summer This areais sard to get crowded in the summer.
It was reported lunderstaod that he was living in another He was reported lunderstood to be living in another
country. country.
It is believed lknown that he has resigned. He is believed lknown to have restgned.
It is thought that she has been doing her job very badty.
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Use subject + be + supposed + the appropriate form of the infinitive with fo
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to talkf, lOout wtrat people
about what peopte say about something or what you have
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heard about something
romething
//'s supposed to be a gaod f!\m.1= the critics, friends, etc. say that it is a good film)
He's suppased to have been making a tot of money. (= people say hers been making a lot of money)
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3 Reporters say that she has resigned from her post as minister: (reported)
4 The club has apparently been planning these changes for some time. (understood)
5 The police know that the man is using a false name. (known)
6 Repor:ts suggest that he has been ill for some time. (believed)
It ..........................!..!.i...!.
I lnsiders say that she earns €10 million per film. (believed)
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Reporters say that an agreement has been reached. (thought)
10 ThenewspaperSSaythattheeConomyisgettingbetter:(reported)
13 Some people think that she is one of the richest people in the world' (thought)
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l've been told that Alice rs leaving the country next week'
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10.e ffave I Eef someffiins dor:e
Rewrite these sentences using the correct form of have and gef and the corrbct form of the verb
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brackets. ln some answers, both have and gef can be used; in others, only one of them is possible'
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Stop & check
Tick (/) the correct sentences and correct the errors.
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defini n g relative. clauses
which or that to refer to things
uoh o or that to refer to PeoPte
adelinlng relative,clause is used because the The kind of:music whiclilthat.my group'playg:is;] r:fi;.
, .to d e s ci be; (without, th e cl ause Whi c h,l WL my.. g- {, 9,,!! p.
sea:..............ence iveuld-not make seRse without.lt. lt gives
: phys. we A6'not-know which music ls ber ref6t i
essential.infoirnation thai'idenffres- or"specif ies which
pqrson'o tning-is.being tatked about ': ' ,r : , to and', t h e'.,s'ente nce ha s' no, ci qa r.r,neaning)
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ihe, relativ€ .pronoun, which- thaf oi,'who can be'left o :
a non-defining'retative ciatlse gives additional or 'My brother wha knows"a tOt'about this so/"f of thing,,
interesting information about perople or things. This ' toId me what t',shauld"'do. {without therefatitreilau,s9s
information is not essential and the sentence has a the meaning of €ach'sentence iscfean.,'hstdtib ,.,.''
clear" rneaning without the relative claus'e ' relative .1su5es give,?elevant information)
usilalJy pu.t:a comma both before and after a non'
defining relative clause
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left out:Of'.a non-definin$:rdlative clau.se. - ,
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Use Exan:ple
where
. tc refer to places in both defining and non-defrning ln the part of the city where I live, nothing interesting
relative clauses eve r happens. (deflning)
. wkere,cannot be left out The hotel, where I had stayed previausly, was
exce I ent. (non-defining)
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''. io'r*i*.to,times in boih defining and non-defining Ihis is the time of yeay (when) the tourists start to
reiative clauses arrive. (defining)
. it is possible to leave when outof a defining relative At this time of year; when /he lourlsts have left, this
clause butdo not leave it out of a non-defining place is lovely. (non^defining)
relatrve clause
whose + noun
. use as a possessive form in both defining and non- She is a wdter whose books I always like to read.
defining relative clauses (= I like to read her books) (defining)
Rachel, whose address I don't know, lives somewhere
outside the city centre. (= I don't know her address)
(non-defining)
S Comptete this text by filling the gaps with one suitable word.
Sieven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg is on Americon fiim director 'l films
hove been very successful. They include Jows, 2 he
mode in 1975, ond 3 .............. obout o shork
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S*rffming * $s,en &eff*ing relathse clauses A: Have you seen the book I'm reading?
B: Yes, it's in the bookcase .........you left it"
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pronoun or adverb. A: My aunt is such a nice person.
B: Yes, I'll never forget I first met
Linda. ..... works in the her.
school libran,. is my cousin.
1993 was the year he started A: The film ............... you recommended was
universiq'. violent.
That's the park .. we go
B: Yes, but I did warn you.
cyclin_e on Sundays. A: The sand on the beach is so hot.
Athens, .. is the capital of Greece, B: That's you should wear your sandals.
is one of the most famous cities in the world.
A: Who's that girl?
Animais ........ eat meat
B: She comes from the small village ..:..........--
are called'carnivores'
is at the top of the mountain.
The car . is outside our
house is Bob's.
9 Correct the mistakes and say whether the
That's the woman
correct sentence has a defining or non-
husband is an architect.
defining relative clause, as in the example-
8 Fill in who, which, whom, whose, when, My mum who is a policewoman works
where or why. Say whether they can be long hours.
omitted or not.
1A: Is this the shop r,,,hjcl: you told me about
last week? (il ilir: b* i;mitted.) 7 Mount Everest which is the highest
No, it's in the next street, mountain on earth is very difficult to
climb.
Who was that man waved to us?
He's the man ............... house I bought. 'i .rl
What are you doing about the staff for 8 It's beautiful and sunny today which is
your new shop? why I'm so happy.
I have taken on the woman ............... I
interviewed last week.
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S.{ C*ffiditlor'aal patt*rr:s
Stop & check
These sentences all contain a corrrmon error. Correct the part
of each sentence that is incorrect.
I If I'd saved my money Iast year, I am able to afford it.
2 If I couid play better, I win more matches.
3 If I left my house earlier yesterday, I would have got there on time.
4 If I'd seen him there, I had said hello to him.
5 If I'll see Jack at college tomorrow I'll ask him what his plans are.
6 If I'd been thinking more carefully, I didn't make that mistake.
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lf'+,present,simple,clau se i,' +:,,r11i11:S:: gning fo'clause'
the first conditional for real possibilities
= rf + p'ossi'bility:.in,.the'future,+ r'esult,in the f utu ie "lf i"h,aie' eioiJgi:,niOne7lrie*t'fe,6'#r*t hoase;t,iu
= lf +.passibifity rc.the p'r€sent rresui{,in,,thert-fs 1,
i note: all of the above patterns can be used with continuous tenses:
lf I find something better to do, I won't be working here this time next year.
lf you're getting bored, l'll change the subiect.
lf the weather was better, t'd be feeling happier.
lf I was earning more money, I'd be able to have a holiday this summer.
tf t wasn't working tomorrow, I'd go out tonight.
lf you'd been concentrating, you wouldn't have made that mistake.
lf you'd been working as hard as me, you'd be feeling tired now.
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present tf ,l ha:ve enough 'maney next year, I might I may buy
a house.
t,f. you, hadntt heJped me, I night l.may nat, haue
succeeded.
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; te,talk:abOu.1,.a resUlt :eor:rsequence i*,$€..p*$t,- :' ff yau h ad4lt',belped, me,-:l .aould n1t h ave d one lt.
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.,,w,hen,. g r:iistr iS.sO.rneXhing thatrwiJl ,probably happen l{' yaq : !,e avg .r}.o,\ry, yo u s h o u I d n' t be, I ate,
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' ,,speakeibdieves tb be--al6grcai explanation; use the arrived by'notm
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5 I didn't tell her about it because she didn't ask me.
lf she .........
6 You don't know thrs programme because you don't watch television a lot.
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3 'l'm rich and famous because the public like me.'
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'l might win an award and then I'll be very pleased.'
'l'm successful today because I was determined to succeed whr3n I was Younge['
10 l'm not living an ordinary life because l'm working in show business.
lf 1..............
1 lf I'd known all the facts, it's possible that I wouldn't have made that decision. (may)
lf l'd known all the facts ........... ..- ,.....'.'...........' that decision'
? lf you gave me a hand, it would be possible for me to do this much more quickly. (could)
lf you gave me a hand, ......,............................, rnuch mOre quiCkly
3 lf you need any advice in the future, it's possible that l'll be able to give you some. (might)
If you need any advice in the future '...r......i.' give you some.
4 If I'd applied earlier, it's possible that I would have got the job. (might)
lf l'd applied earlrer, the job.
5 Concentrare and you probably won't frnd this too difficutt. (shouldn't)
tf ................. this too difficult'
7 He got a green card and that's why he was able to work in the US. (couldn't)
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You can ask me a thousand times but l'll never agree. (even)
l'll never agree ...........,.......,......... ,...... fiie a thousand tirnes.
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