VOCABULARY
My shoes were really cheap. They were a ...
Which word has a silent S? scent, isle, school, muscle.
ISLE
Rewrite in the passive voice:
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I opened the window due to the heat. (BECAUSE)
You SHOULD do more exercises.
You OUGHT TO do more exercises.
This dress is ... I just bought it yesterday.
BRAND-NEW
WEIGHT
Rewrite in the passive voice:
They gave him a present.
He was given a present.
He broke his leg due to a skiiking accident. (RESULT)
It wasn't necessary for you to help me.
You DIDN'T HAVE TO help me.
You DIDN'T NEED TO help me.
You NEEDN'T HAVE HELPED me
The CD player I bought doesn't work. I'm going to ... it ...
TAKE ... BACK
studies, reads, changes, quits
CHANGES
Rewrite in the passive voice:
Everybody thinks she is a great scientist.
It is thought that she is a great scientist.
Although she was very tired, she kept on working. (DESPITE)
I didn't have the ability to cook when I was younger.
I COULDN'T cook when I was younger.
I WASN'T ABLE TO cook when I was younger.
Change the verb with a synonym:
They BOUGHT a really expensive car last year.
PURCHASED
balanced, worried, attacked, depended
DEPENDED
Rewrite in the passive voice:
My computer doesn't work. Someone is going to check it.
I'm going to have / get it checked.
As well as renewing the kitchen, she redecorated her bedroom. (IN ADDITION, )
She renewed the kitchen. IN ADDITION, she redecorated her bedroom.
You SHOULDN'T HAVE TALKED to him.
We are all dressed to the ... because we're going to a wedding.
NINES
lived, replaced, managed, started
REPLACED
Rewrite in the passive voice:
Who wrote that book?
Who was that book written by?
The government passed a new law in order to control terrorism. (SO THAT)
The goverment passes a new law SO THAT they could control terrorism.
I think that Shakespeare didn't write that play.
Shakespeare MAY NOT HAVE written that play.
Shakespeare MIGHT NOT HAVE written that play.
Shakespeare CAN'T HAVE written that play.