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Sigrid explains Causative constructions - Part 1
Beginner
1) "My mother irons my clothes." If I want to put this sentence into the passive voice, which is correct?
- My mother does the ironing.
- My clothes are ironed by my mother.
- My clothes ironed my mother.
- I never iron my clothes.
2) Which sentence is in the passive voice?
- The dishwasher washes my dishes.
- I ironed my clothes yesterday.
- My car was washed at the carwash.
- My brother washed my car.
3) When we use a causative construction, we...
- focus on how something happens.
- name the object.
- use an he action verb.
- omit the person who does something.
4) In an active construction, the focus is on...
- the object.
- how someone does something.
- the person who does something.
- the infinitive.
5) If I have someone do something, I...
- don't give them a choice.
- own them.
- arrange for it to happen.
- use force.
6) When we shift the focus, it means that...
- we talk about it.
- we discard it.
- we move it somewhere else.
- we keep it in the same place.