Writing

Check your grammar: gap fill

Complete the sentences using the passive.

1. The theatre has cancelled the play. = The play ____                     ________________ by the theatre.

2. Did someone tell the students about the trip? = Were _                    ___________________ about the trip?

3. They haven't announced the opening date yet. = The opening date                       ____________________ yet.

4. A car hit my dog. = My dog _         ___________________ by a car.

5. Students will organise the party themselves. = The party __                   __________________ by students themselves.

6. Clare didn't write that note. = That note _                ___________________ by Clare.

7. People saw a meteorite over the North Pole. = A meteorite ___          _________________ over the North Pole.

8. The organisers will divide the prize money between the two winners. = The prize money __                 __________________ between the two winners.

Check your grammar: gap fill

Write a relative pronoun (that, which, who, where, when or whose) to fill each gap.

1. That's the house _                  ______________ I was born.(two variants are possible)

2. My Auntie Ella, _      ______________ is a journalist, is coming to visit next week.

3. People __            _____________ like outdoor activities will love our holidays.(two variants are possible)

4. The early 1960s, _       ______________ the Beatles first started, was a very exciting time in popular culture.

5. My essay on Shakespeare, __       _____________ I found quite difficult, got a really good mark in the end.

6. The Mayans, __      _____________ lived in Central America, built many stunning temples.

7. That's the girl _       ______________ brother is in your class.

8. The snake _             ______________ was in the garden last week belongs to our next-door neighbour.(two variants are possible)

Check your grammar

Choose the correct verb form to complete the conditional sentences.

If the bus is late, I ... late for school.