Crimes and criminals
My teenage brother has been charged with _________________. He sprayed graffitti on a statue in the local park.
vandalism
The judge ________________ her _______ two weeks community service.
sentenced
to
Parkinson's disease is a debilitating and ____________ disease of the nervous system. (CURE)
incurable
Change the following sentence to the passive:
They have increased the bus fares again
The bus fares have been increased again
We need to have an alarm system ____________ (install) to increase security.
installed
The __________________ broke into our house while we were sleeping.
burglar
I hate to _____________ the _________ but I think you should know your boyfriend is seeing another girl and she posted photos of them together on Facebook.
spill
beans
More than 11,000 children die every day around the world because of _____________ caused by diarrhea. (HYDRATE)
dehydration
Change the following sentence to the passive:
Do you want someone to wake you up in the morning?
Do you want to be woken up in the morning?
Daniel is ___________ his car ____________ (fix) by a mechanic.
having
fixed
_______________ is a serious crime. Very important documents were lost in the fire.
Arson
Winona Ryder has been ________________ _____ shoplifting several times.
accused of
Many Americans believe in some kind of _____________ of the soul. (MORTAL)
immortality
The movie _______________ (record) at the moment when the accident happened.
was being recorded
The school _____________________________ (the grass / cut) at the moment due to dengue
is having the grass cut
El Chapo was finally charged with ________________. He used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States.
smuggling
The police had suspected James for weeks and when they finally gathered some real ______________ against him, they ____________ him for ______________ into houses.
evidence
arrested
breaking
The taking of hostages, said the president, was totally _______________ under any circumstances. (ACCEPT)
unacceptable
Before the thief broke in, our window ____________ (already / break)
had already been broken
Rewrite in causative:
The watchmaker will repair Saul's watch next week.
Saul will have his watch repaired (by the watchmaker) next week
The ________________ abducted the child and asked for a $3,000,000 _______________.
kidnapper
ransom
The jury was convinced that he was _______________ of the robberies, so he was ________________ of the crime and ______________ to ten years in prison.
guilty
convicted
sentenced
It is_____________ (BELIEVE) how _____________________ (RESPECT) your comments are!
unbelievable
disrespectful
Change the following sentence into the passive:
Has someone fed the cat today?
Has the cat been fed today?
Rewrite in causative:
The dentist hasn't checked my teeth this year.
I haven't had my teeth checked (by the dentist) this year